The star HR 4956
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , HR 4956 is visible all night. It will become visible around 20:35 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 37° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:50, 76° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:15, 35° above your western horizon.
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Name
HR 4956
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 6.19 (V) [1] 7.97 (BT) [1] 6.33 (VT) [1] 5.73 (G) [2] 6.46 (BP) [2] 4.96 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.39 |
| Right ascension: | 13h07m53s [2] |
| Declination: | +27°33'20" [2] |
| Distance: | 142.7 parsec 465.4 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 74.2 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 212.1° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.42 |