HR1400

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:10 | Tran: 23:19 | Set: 5:32

Alt: 40.27° Az: 189.65° Direction: South

HR1400 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1400 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR1400 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 28m 18s

Declination +02° 08’ 01”

Hour Angle 00h 29m 24s

Sidereal Time 04h 57m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 27m 00s

Declination +02° 04’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 192.5°

Galactic Latitude -30.5°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.23

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.81

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature 4537K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 121.07

Distance (light year) 394.67

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.065 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28191

SAO Catalogue SAO111827

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20771

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 753

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 87.9° RISE 17:10

Max altitude: 40.7° TRANSIT 23:19

Azimuth: 272.1° SET 5:32

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus