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4 Equulei

Above the horizon.  Rise: 19:53 | Tran: 2:26 | Set: 8:54
Alt: 44.29°   Az: 171.29°   Direction: South

4 Equulei is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Equuleus.

4 Equulei visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, 4 Equulei 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 4 Equulei star
DSS2 image of 4 Equulei. The red arrow shows the motion of 4 Equulei during the next 1000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.15 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 06m 42s
+06° 03’ 41”
23h 34m 57s
20h 41m 40s

J2000

21h 05m 26s
+05° 57’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

55.39°
-26.18°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 4 Equulei.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.94
Main-sequence

3.10
F8V
6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Equulei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 4 Equulei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

4 Equulei is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 4 Equulei double sysyem:

5.94
12.34
6.4
34.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

4 Equulei is distant 120.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

36.95
120.47
-22 km/s
-0.09 arcsec/y
-0.129"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO126535
SAO126535

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 4 Equulei rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.9°
Max altitude: 44.6°
Azimuth: 276.1°