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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 6:54  
clear_day Transit: 12:49  
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HR1410

Altitude: 3.3°   Azimuth: 223.2°   Direction: South-West

HR1410 is a double star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1410 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1410 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 HR1410:

6.11

HR1410 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 3.3°
Azimuth: 223.2°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1410

HR1410 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 HR1410 are provided in the following table:

04h 26m 57s
-24° 04’ 53”
222°
-41.69°
Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1410 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1410 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1410.

Visibility of HR1410 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 HR1410 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: 114.1°
Max altitude: 14.4°
Azimuth: 245.9°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1410

The image below is a photograph of HR1410 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 HR1410 is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1410 star
DSS2 image of HR1410. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1410 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1410 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1410 is distant 362.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

111.11 pc
362.22 ly
-4 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/year
-0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1410

HR1410 belongs to spectral class A2

0.88
A2
8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1410 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1410. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR1410 star system properties

HR1410 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 HR1410 double sysyem:

6.11
6.31
0.2
0.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1410

SAO169455
SAO169455