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HR4974

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 62.92°   Az: 48.70°   Direction: North-East

HR4974 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4974 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its faintness, HR4974 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR4974 star
DSS2 image of HR4974. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4974 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 10m 48s
+62° 05’ 44”
20h 52m 12s
10h 03m 00s

J2000

13h 09m 50s
+62° 13’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

119.22°
54.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4974.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.54
Main-sequence

-0.19
A1V
10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4974 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4974. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4974 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4974 double sysyem:

6.54
9.74
3.2
107.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4974 is distant 722.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

221.73
722.84
-17 km/s
-0.03 arcsec/y
-0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO15999
SAO15999

Visibility from Your Location

HR4974 is circumpolar and transits at 03:29 UTC (altitude: 79.4°)