HR1370

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:22 | Tran: 13:14 | Set: 21:06

Alt: 32.68° Az: 262.76° Direction: West

HR1370 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1370 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR1370 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 HR1370. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1370 during the next 100000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 23m 52s

Declination +20° 52’ 45”

Hour Angle 04h 13m 19s

Sidereal Time 08h 37m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 22m 22s

Declination +20° 49’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 175.26°

Galactic Latitude -19.97°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.74

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.66

Temperature 3568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1370 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1370. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1370 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1370 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.91

Secondary star magnitude 8.91

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1370 is distant 1,752.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 537.63

Distance (light year) 1,752.69

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD27639

SAO Catalogue SAO76571

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20417

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 744

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3158

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1370 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.1° RISE 5:22

Max altitude: 59.4° TRANSIT 13:14

Azimuth: 290.9° SET 21:06

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus