HR1476

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:22 | Tran: 4:09 | Set: 6:55

Alt: -69.00° Az: 350.78° Direction: North

HR1476 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1476 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR1476 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 HR1476. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1476 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 37m 48s

Declination -30° 40’ 04”

Hour Angle 11h 44m 41s

Sidereal Time 16h 22m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 36m 50s

Declination -30° 43’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 231.28°

Galactic Latitude -41.06°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1476.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.89

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1476 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1476. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1476 is distant 393.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 120.77

Distance (light year) 393.72

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD29435

SAO Catalogue SAO195163

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21486

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 1911

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1476 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.7° RISE 1:22

Max altitude: 7.9° TRANSIT 4:09

Azimuth: 239.3° SET 6:55

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus