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HR1429

Altitude: -67.5°   Azimuth: 283.1°   Direction: West-North-West

HR1429 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Caelum.

HR1429 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1429 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 HR1429 is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1429 star
DSS2 image of HR1429. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1429 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1429

6.44
Giant

HR1429 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -67.5°
Azimuth: 283.1°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1429

HR1429 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 HR1429 are provided in the following table:

04h 28m 09s
-41° 57’ 36”
246.27°
-43.8°
Caelum

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1429 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1429 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1429.

Visibility of HR1429 from your location

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

HR1429 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR1429 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1429 is distant 1,072.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 97 kilometers per second.

328.95 pc
1,072.37 ly
97 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/year
-0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1429

HR1429 belongs to spectral class M1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.15
M1III
3594K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1429 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1429. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1429

SAO216821
SAO216821