HR1431

HR1431 is a star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1431 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1431 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 HR1431:

Color of HR1431 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1431 6.24

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1431 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 21°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1431

HR1431 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 HR1431 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 30m 09s

Declination J2000 -13° 35’ 31”

Galactic Longitude 209.54°

Galactic Latitude -37.39°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1431 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1431.

Visibility of HR1431 from your location

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

Today's HR1431 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.6° RISE 11:50

Max altitude: 24.9° TRANSIT 16:38

Azimuth: 256.4° SET 21:26

RIGHT NOW HR1431 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1431

The image below is a photograph of HR1431 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 HR1431 is -0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1431. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1431 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1431 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1431 is distant 432.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 132.63 pc

Distance (light year) 432.36 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1431

HR1431 belongs to spectral class G5

Absolute magnitude 0.63

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature of HR1431 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1431 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1431. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1431

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28625

SAO Catalogue SAO149682

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20997

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 896

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