HR1403

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:45 | Tran: 5:46 | Set: 13:44

Alt: -10.21° Az: 34.03° Direction: North-East

HR1403 is a multiple star of spectral class A in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1403 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, HR1403 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 29m 28s

Declination +21° 40’ 24”

Hour Angle 14h 25m 24s

Sideral Time 18h 54m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 28m 00s

Declination +21° 37’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 175.52°

Galactic Latitude -18.46°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1403.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.72

Class

HR1403 is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude 2.32

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.27

Temperature 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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 156.35

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.095 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28226

SAO Catalogue SAO76618

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20842

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 647

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 68.3° RISE 21:45

Max altitude: 60.2° TRANSIT 5:46

Azimuth: 291.7° SET 13:44

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Taurus