HR1349

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:06 | Tran: 4:00 | Set: 10:50

Alt: 41.47° Az: 222.97° Direction: South-West

HR1349 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1349 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR1349 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 HR1349. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1349 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 20m 59s

Declination +10° 10’ 46”

Hour Angle 02h 05m 02s

Sideral Time 06h 26m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 19m 37s

Declination +10° 07’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 183.81°

Galactic Latitude -27.3°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1349.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.05

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.43

Temperature 3902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1349 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1349. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1349 is distant 583.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 178.89

Distance (light year) 583.18

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD27386

SAO Catalogue SAO93866

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20188

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 562

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1349 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.8° RISE 21:06

Max altitude: 48.7° TRANSIT 4:00

Azimuth: 280.2° SET 10:50

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus