HR1401

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 43.75° Az: 23.33° Direction: North-North-East

HR1401 is a double star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1401 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR1401 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 HR1401. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1401 during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 36m 24s

Declination +72° 34’ 42”

Hour Angle 16h 51m 25s

Sideral Time 21h 27m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 33m 30s

Declination +72° 31’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 137.89°

Galactic Latitude 16.48°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1401.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.65

Spectral Type A8

Color Index (B-V) 0.3

Temperature 7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1401 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1401. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1401 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1401 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.94

Secondary star magnitude 12.54

Magnitude difference 6.6

Separation 26 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1401 is distant 373.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.42

Distance (light year) 373.00

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.089"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28204

SAO Catalogue SAO5238

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21247

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+72 227

FK5 Catalogue 2333

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3267

Visibility from Your Location

HR1401 is circumpolar and transits at 03:35 UTC (altitude: 68.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis