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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:58 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:52
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HR1400

Altitude: 40.3°   Azimuth: 172.0°   Direction: South

HR1400 is a giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1400 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1400 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 HR1400 is 0.065 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.047 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1400 star
DSS2 image of HR1400. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1400 during the next 10000 years (10.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1400

6.23
Giant

HR1400 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 40.3°
Azimuth: 172.0°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1400

HR1400 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 HR1400 are provided in the following table:

04h 27m 00s
+02° 04’ 45”
192.5°
-30.5°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1400 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1400 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1400.

Visibility of HR1400 from your location

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

Today's HR1400 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.9°
Max altitude: 40.6°
Azimuth: 272.1°

Distance of HR1400 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1400 is distant 394.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

121.07 pc
394.67 ly
21 km/s
0.065 arcsec/year
-0.047 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1400

HR1400 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.81
K1III
4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1400 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1400. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1400

SAO111827
SAO111827