HR1442

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:43 | Tran: 4:22 | Set: 11:56

Alt: -20.33° Az: 4.83° Direction: North

HR1442 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1442 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR1442 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 HR1442. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1442 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 34m 59s

Declination +18° 04’ 01”

Hour Angle 12h 19m 03s

Sideral Time 16h 54m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 33m 32s

Declination +18° 01’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 179.34°

Galactic Latitude -19.76°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1442.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.69

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature 9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1442 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1442. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1442 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1442 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.25

Secondary star magnitude 6.35

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 3.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1442 is distant 422.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 129.70

Distance (light year) 422.83

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28867

SAO Catalogue SAO94002

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21251

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 750

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3297

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1442 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.9° RISE 20:43

Max altitude: 56.6° TRANSIT 4:22

Azimuth: 288.1° SET 11:56

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus