HR1471

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:35 | Tran: 4:30 | Set: 12:21

Alt: -17.32° Az: 350.84° Direction: North

HR1471 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1471 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, HR1471 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 HR1471. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1471 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 39m 43s

Declination +20° 43’ 56”

Hour Angle 11h 22m 36s

Sideral Time 16h 02m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 38m 15s

Declination +20° 41’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 177.88°

Galactic Latitude -17.22°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1471.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.92

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.70

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.05

Temperature 10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1471 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1471. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1471 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 HR1471 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.92

Secondary star magnitude 7.42

Magnitude difference 1.5

Separation 0 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1471 is distant 361.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 110.74

Distance (light year) 361.02

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD29365

SAO Catalogue SAO76680

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21604

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 785

FK5 Catalogue 2341

General Catalogue of Variable Stars HU Tau

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1471 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.3° RISE 20:35

Max altitude: 59.3° TRANSIT 4:30

Azimuth: 290.7° SET 12:21

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus