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HR4984

Altitude: 33.9°   Azimuth: 92.9°   Direction: East

HR4984 is a giant star in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

HR4984 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4984 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4984:

6.33
Giant

HR4984 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 33.9°
Azimuth: 92.9°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4984

HR4984 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4984 are provided in the following table:

13h 12m 08s
+24° 15’ 29”
2.47°
84.52°
Coma Berenices

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4984 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4984 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4984.

Visibility of HR4984 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR4984 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.7°
Max altitude: 62.8°
Azimuth: 294.3°
HR4984 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4984

The image below is a photograph of HR4984 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4984 is -0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.041 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4984 star
DSS2 image of HR4984. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4984 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4984 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4984 is distant 513.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

157.48 pc
513.39 ly
-24 km/s
-0.008 arcsec/year
-0.041 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4984

HR4984 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.34
K1III
4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4984 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4984. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4984

SAO82708
SAO82708