HR1440

Altitude: 27.2° Azimuth: 11.2° Direction: North

HR1440 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1440 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1440 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 HR1440:

Color of HR1440 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1440 5.94

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR1440 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 27.2°
Azimuth: 11.2°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1440

HR1440 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1440 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 36m 24s

Declination J2000 +64° 15’ 42”

Galactic Longitude 144.54°

Galactic Latitude 11.3°

Constellation Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1440 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1440.

Visibility of HR1440 from your location

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

HR1440 is circumpolar and transits at 11:18 UTC (altitude: 77.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1440

The image below is a photograph of HR1440 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 HR1440 is -0.026 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 HR1440. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1440 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1440 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1440 is distant 442.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 135.87 pc

Distance (light year) 442.93 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1440

HR1440 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.27

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature of HR1440 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1440 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1440. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1440

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28780

SAO Catalogue SAO13196

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21452

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+63 515

FK5 Catalogue 2336

In Evidence

Other stars in Camelopardalis