HR1423

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:52 | Tran: 5:47 | Set: 10:38

Alt: -51.10° Az: 10.93° Direction: North

HR1423 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1423 visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its faintness, HR1423 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 HR1423. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1423 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 30m 15s

Declination -12° 59’ 43”

Hour Angle 12h 28m 04s

Sideral Time 16h 58m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 29m 06s

Declination -13° 02’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 208.78°

Galactic Latitude -37.4°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1423.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.6

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -2.82

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.23

Temperature 14354K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1423 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1423. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1423 is distant 1,574.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 483.09

Distance (light year) 1,574.88

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28497

SAO Catalogue SAO149674

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20922

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 893

FK5 Catalogue 2332

General Catalogue of Variable Stars DU Eri

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1423 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.0° RISE 0:52

Max altitude: 25.5° TRANSIT 5:47

Azimuth: 257.0° SET 10:38

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

Location

Other stars in Eridanus