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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:08 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:42
wb_twilight   (Civil Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

HR1446

Altitude: 0.0°   Azimuth: 285.3°   Direction: West-North-West

HR1446 is a giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1446 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1446 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 HR1446 is -0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.043 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1446 star
DSS2 image of HR1446. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1446 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1446

6.01
Giant

HR1446 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 0.0°
Azimuth: 285.3°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1446

HR1446 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 HR1446 are provided in the following table:

04h 33m 48s
+09° 24’ 47”
186.77°
-24.93°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1446 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1446 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1446.

Visibility of HR1446 from your location

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

Today's HR1446 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.6°
Max altitude: 47.9°
Azimuth: 279.4°

Distance of HR1446 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1446 is distant 470.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

144.30 pc
470.42 ly
-26 km/s
-0.016 arcsec/year
-0.043 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1446

HR1446 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.21
G8III
4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1446 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1446. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1446

SAO111890
SAO111890