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HR1401

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 34.46°   Az: 354.89°   Direction: South

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.

Image of HR1401 star
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

04h 36m 29s
+72° 34’ 48”
11h 03m 11s
15h 39m 41s

J2000

04h 33m 30s
+72° 31’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

137.89°
16.48°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1401.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.94

0.65
A8
7462K

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

HR 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:

5.94
12.54
6.6
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.

114.42
373.00
10 km/s
0.027 arcsec/y
-0.089"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO5238
SAO5238

Visibility from Your Location

HR1401 is circumpolar and transits at 10:33 UTC (altitude: 68.9°)