HR1460

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:00 | Tran: 6:09 | Set: 11:18

Alt: 15.24° Az: 231.51° Direction: South-West

HR1460 is a double star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1460 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR1460 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 HR1460. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1460 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 36m 24s

Declination -09° 41’ 14”

Hour Angle 03h 20m 01s

Sideral Time 07h 56m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 35m 13s

Declination -09° 44’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 205.87°

Galactic Latitude -34.63°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1460.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.99

Spectral Type A1

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature 8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1460 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1460. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1460 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 HR1460 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.37

Secondary star magnitude 7.37

Magnitude difference 1

Separation 12.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1460 is distant 387.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.91

Distance (light year) 387.63

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD29173

SAO Catalogue SAO131335

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21377

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 959

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3318

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1460 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.7° RISE 1:00

Max altitude: 28.8° TRANSIT 6:09

Azimuth: 260.3° SET 11:18

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Eridanus