HR1446

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:02 | Tran: 10:48 | Set: 17:34

Alt: 40.91° Az: 137.67° Direction: South-East

HR1446 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1446 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR1446 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 35m 11s

Declination +09° 27’ 53”

Hour Angle 21h 55m 46s

Sidereal Time 02h 30m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 33m 48s

Declination +09° 24’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 186.77°

Galactic Latitude -24.93°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.21

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 144.30

Distance (light year) 470.42

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD28930

SAO Catalogue SAO111890

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21269

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 600

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 80.5° RISE 4:02

Max altitude: 48.0° TRANSIT 10:48

Azimuth: 279.5° SET 17:34

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus