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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
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HR1404

Altitude: -45.2°   Azimuth: 108.8°   Direction: East-South-East

HR1404 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Caelum.

HR1404 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1404 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1404 is 0.035 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.067 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1404 star
DSS2 image of HR1404. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1404 during the next 10000 years (5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1404

6.39
Main-sequence

HR1404 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -45.2°
Azimuth: 108.8°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1404

HR1404 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1404 are provided in the following table:

04h 25m 19s
-44° 09’ 38”
249.35°
-44.24°
Caelum

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1404 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1404 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1404.

Visibility of HR1404 from your location

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

HR1404 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR1404 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1404 is distant 120.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

37.04 pc
120.74 ly
13 km/s
0.035 arcsec/year
0.067 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1404

HR1404 belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.55
F6V
6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1404 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1404. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1404

SAO216790
SAO216790