HR4992

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:36 | Tran: 20:13 | Set: 3:54

Alt: 14.68° Az: 78.45° Direction: South-West

HR4992 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

HR4992 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR4992 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 HR4992. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4992 during the next 1000 years (-3.58 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.82 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 14m 27s

Declination +18° 35’ 32”

Hour Angle 18h 01m 30s

Sidereal Time 07h 15m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 13m 12s

Declination +18° 43’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 334.87°

Galactic Latitude 80.22°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.31

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.2

Temperature 4309K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4992 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4992. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4992 is distant 296.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 91.07

Distance (light year) 296.90

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.215 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.049"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114889

SAO Catalogue SAO100467

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64496

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 2649

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4992 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.4° RISE 12:36

Max altitude: 57.1° TRANSIT 20:13

Azimuth: 288.6° SET 3:54

Set Location

Other stars in Coma Berenices