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HR1462

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:55 | Tran: 13:35 | Set: 19:15
Alt: -42.05°   Az: 2.75°   Direction: North

HR1462 is a multiple giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1462 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR1462 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.

Image of HR1462 star
DSS2 image of HR1462. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1462 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 37m 17s
-03° 33’ 42”
12h 08m 11s
16h 45m 28s

J2000

04h 36m 01s
-03° 36’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

199.53°
-31.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1462.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.33
Giant

-0.81
B7III
11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1462 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1462. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1462 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 HR1462 double sysyem:

6.33
11.03
4.7
17.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1462 is distant 873.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

268.10
873.99
20 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO131344
SAO131344

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1462 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.6°
Max altitude: 35.0°
Azimuth: 266.4°