HR1427

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:59 | Tran: 13:22 | Set: 20:46

Alt: 35.11° Az: 250.48° Direction: West-South-West

HR1427 is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class A6 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1427 visual magnitude is 4.78. Because of its moderate brightness, HR1427 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR1427. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1427 during the next 1000 years (1.78 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.45 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 32m 00s

Declination +16° 14’ 50”

Hour Angle 03h 33m 41s

Sidereal Time 08h 05m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 30m 33s

Declination +16° 11’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 180.38°

Galactic Latitude -21.45°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1427.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.78

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.54

Spectral Type A6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.17

Temperature 8403K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1427 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1427. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1427 is distant 144.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 44.37

Distance (light year) 144.63

Radial Speed 38 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.107 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28527

SAO Catalogue SAO93975

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21029

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+15 637

Gliese Catalogue Gl 170.1

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1627

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1427 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.8° RISE 5:59

Max altitude: 54.8° TRANSIT 13:22

Azimuth: 286.2° SET 20:46

Set Location

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