HR1441

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:34 | Tran: 4:20 | Set: 10:03

Alt: 16.63° Az: 117.88° Direction: East-South-East

HR1441 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1441 visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its faintness, HR1441 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 HR1441. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1441 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 33m 51s

Declination -03° 09’ 29”

Hour Angle 20h 07m 55s

Sideral Time 00h 41m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 32m 37s

Declination -03° 12’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 198.62°

Galactic Latitude -32.1°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1441.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.81

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.22

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.14

Temperature 12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1441 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1441. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1441 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1441 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.81

Secondary star magnitude 9.21

Magnitude difference 3.4

Separation 124.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1441 is distant 428.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 131.41

Distance (light year) 428.38

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28843

SAO Catalogue SAO131279

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21192

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 809

General Catalogue of Variable Stars DZ Eri

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1441 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.2° RISE 22:34

Max altitude: 35.4° TRANSIT 4:20

Azimuth: 266.8° SET 10:03

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus