Tonatiuh - HR4609

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 38.55° Az: 3.98° Direction: North

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.

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

Right Ascension 12h 06m 27s

Declination +76° 46’ 05”

Hour Angle 12h 54m 56s

Sideral Time 01h 01m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 05m 15s

Declination +76° 54’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 126.32°

Galactic Latitude 39.92°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for Tonatiuh - HR4609.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.8

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.76

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

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

Distance (parsec) 102.04

Distance (light year) 332.65

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.147 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.091"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Tonatiuh

Henry Draper Catalogue HD104985

SAO Catalogue SAO7500

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58952

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+77 461

FK5 Catalogue 451

Visibility from Your Location

Tonatiuh - HR4609 is circumpolar and transits at 12:06 UTC (altitude: 64.7°)

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis