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Sunrise: 4:59 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:54
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Tonatiuh - HR4609

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 46.98°   Az: 19.14°   Direction: North-North-East

Tonatiuh, also designated as , is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

Tonatiuh visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its faintness, Tonatiuh 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.

Image of Tonatiuh - HR4609 star
DSS2 image of Tonatiuh. The red arrow shows the motion of Tonatiuh during the next 1000 years (2.45 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.52 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 06m 29s
+76° 45’ 52”
17h 10m 40s
05h 17m 09s

J2000

12h 05m 15s
+76° 54’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

126.32°
39.92°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.8
Giant

0.76
G9III
4719K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Tonatiuh is distant 332.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

102.04
332.65
-20 km/s
0.147 arcsec/y
-0.091"/y

Alternative Designations

Tonatiuh
SAO7500
SAO7500

Visibility from Your Location

Tonatiuh - HR4609 is circumpolar and transits at 20:03 UTC (altitude: 64.7°)