HR1420

HR1420 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1420 visual magnitude is 6.79. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1420 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 HR1420:

Color of HR1420 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1420 6.79

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1420 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 37°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1420

HR1420 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 HR1420 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 29m 42s

Declination J2000 +10° 31’ 18”

Galactic Longitude 185.13°

Galactic Latitude -25.09°

Constellation Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1420 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1420.

Visibility of HR1420 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 HR1420 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: 79.5° RISE 6:07

Max altitude: 49.0° TRANSIT 12:58

Azimuth: 280.5° SET 19:50

RIGHT NOW HR1420 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1420

The image below is a photograph of HR1420 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 HR1420 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1420. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1420 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1420 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1420 is distant 692.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 212.31 pc

Distance (light year) 692.14 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1420

HR1420 belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.16

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.09

Temperature of HR1420 9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1420 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1420. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1420

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28475

SAO Catalogue SAO93968

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20963

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 583

In Evidence

Other stars in Taurus