HR1397

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:21 | Tran: 19:03 | Set: 1:49

Alt: 13.69° Az: 266.70° Direction: West

HR1397 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1397 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR1397 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 HR1397. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1397 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 27m 42s

Declination +08° 38’ 43”

Hour Angle 05h 15m 23s

Sidereal Time 09h 43m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 26m 21s

Declination +08° 35’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 186.3°

Galactic Latitude -26.9°

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Finder chart for HR1397.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.25

Spectral Type B6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1397 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1397. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1397 is distant 597.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 183.15

Distance (light year) 597.07

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28114

SAO Catalogue SAO111817

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20715

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 687

FK5 Catalogue 2327

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1397 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.4° RISE 12:21

Max altitude: 47.2° TRANSIT 19:03

Azimuth: 278.6° SET 1:49

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus