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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR1455

Altitude: 5.5°   Azimuth: 64.7°   Direction: East-North-East

HR1455 is a double bright giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1455 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1455 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 HR1455 is -0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1455 star
DSS2 image of HR1455. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1455 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1455

6.36
Bright giant

HR1455 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 5.5°
Azimuth: 64.7°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1455

HR1455 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 HR1455 are provided in the following table:

04h 35m 42s
+19° 52’ 54”
178.14°
-18.19°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1455 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1455 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1455.

Visibility of HR1455 from your location

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

Today's HR1455 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.1°
Max altitude: 58.4°
Azimuth: 289.9°

Distance of HR1455 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1455 is distant 463.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

142.25 pc
463.73 ly
-2 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/year
-0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1455

HR1455 belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

0.59
G5II
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1455 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1455. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR1455 star system properties

HR1455 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1455 double sysyem:

6.36
6.86
0.5
0.3 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1455

SAO94022
SAO94022