HR1470

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:34 | Tran: 13:10 | Set: 21:47

Alt: 60.52° Az: 222.13° Direction: South-West

HR1470 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1470 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR1470 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 HR1470. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1470 during the next 10000 years (7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 40m 03s

Declination +26° 59’ 19”

Hour Angle 01h 26m 58s

Sidereal Time 06h 07m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 38m 29s

Declination +26° 56’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 172.92°

Galactic Latitude -13.2°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1470.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.47

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.25

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1470 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1470. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1470 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 HR1470 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.47

Secondary star magnitude 6.57

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1470 is distant 228.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.98

Distance (light year) 228.13

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.047 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD29364

SAO Catalogue SAO76682

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21619

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 731

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1676

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3353

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1470 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.0° RISE 4:34

Max altitude: 65.5° TRANSIT 13:10

Azimuth: 297.0° SET 21:47

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus