HR1403

Altitude: 22.5° Azimuth: 276.9° Direction: West

HR1403 is a multiple star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1403 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1403 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1403:

Color of HR1403 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1403 5.72

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR1403 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 22.5°
Azimuth: 276.9°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1403

HR1403 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 HR1403 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 28m 00s

Declination J2000 +21° 37’ 12”

Galactic Longitude 175.52°

Galactic Latitude -18.46°

Constellation Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1403 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1403.

Visibility of HR1403 from your location

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

Today's HR1403 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.4° RISE 4:36

Max altitude: 60.1° TRANSIT 12:33

Azimuth: 291.6° SET 20:30

RIGHT NOW HR1403 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1403

The image below is a photograph of HR1403 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1403 is 0.095 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.038 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1403. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1403 during the next 1000 years (1.58 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.63 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1403 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1403 is distant 156.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 47.96 pc

Distance (light year) 156.35 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.095 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.038 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1403

HR1403 belongs to spectral class A HR1403 is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude 2.32

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.27

Temperature of HR1403 7658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1403 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1403. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR1403 star system properties

HR1403 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 HR1403 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.72

Secondary star magnitude 6.52

Magnitude difference 0.8

Separation 0 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1403

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28226

SAO Catalogue SAO76618

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20842

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 647

In Evidence

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