HR4962

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:34 | Tran: 13:00 | Set: 20:26

Alt: 28.40° Az: 261.13° Direction: West

HR4962 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

HR4962 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR4962 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR4962. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4962 during the next 10000 years (-11.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 11m 00s

Declination +16° 43’ 01”

Hour Angle 04h 20m 38s

Sideral Time 17h 31m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 09m 47s

Declination +16° 50’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 326.33°

Galactic Latitude 78.88°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4962.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.85

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.45

Temperature 3870K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4962 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4962. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4962 is distant 732.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 224.72

Distance (light year) 732.58

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.069 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114326

SAO Catalogue SAO100439

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64226

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 2595

FK5 Catalogue 3049

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4962 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.3° RISE 5:34

Max altitude: 55.2° TRANSIT 13:00

Azimuth: 286.7° SET 20:26

Set Location

Other stars in Coma Berenices