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HR1334

Altitude: 10.2°   Azimuth: 87.6°   Direction: East

HR1334 is a giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1334 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1334 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1334 is -0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.034 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1334 star
DSS2 image of HR1334. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1334 during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1334

6.54
Giant

HR1334 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 10.2°
Azimuth: 87.6°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1334

HR1334 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1334 are provided in the following table:

04h 18m 24s
+09° 29’ 12”
184.17°
-27.93°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1334 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1334 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1334.

Visibility of HR1334 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR1334 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.5°
Max altitude: 48.0°
Azimuth: 279.5°

Distance of HR1334 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1334 is distant 525.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

161.29 pc
525.81 ly
28 km/s
-0.023 arcsec/year
-0.034 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1334

HR1334 belongs to spectral class A4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.50
A4III
8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1334 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1334. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1334

SAO111729
SAO111729