HR1459

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:54 | Tran: 14:03 | Set: 22:12

Alt: 43.63° Az: 108.47° Direction: East-South-East

HR1459 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1459 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR1459 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 HR1459. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1459 during the next 1000 years (1.87 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.92 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 38m 00s

Declination +23° 23’ 26”

Hour Angle 20h 46m 19s

Sidereal Time 01h 24m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 36m 29s

Declination +23° 20’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 175.47°

Galactic Latitude -15.85°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1459.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.79

Spectral Type F5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.38

Temperature 6989K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1459 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1459. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1459 is distant 144.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 44.25

Distance (light year) 144.25

Radial Speed 43 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.112 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.055"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD29169

SAO Catalogue SAO76670

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21459

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 715

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1663

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1459 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.6° RISE 5:54

Max altitude: 61.9° TRANSIT 14:03

Azimuth: 293.4° SET 22:12

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus