HR1480

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:39 | Tran: 6:21 | Set: 12:59

Alt: -29.87° Az: 12.44° Direction: North-North-East

HR1480 is a multiple star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1480 visual magnitude is 5.39. Because of its faintness, HR1480 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 HR1480. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1480 during the next 1000 years (1.57 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.05 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 40m 26s

Declination +07° 55’ 04”

Hour Angle 12h 43m 29s

Sideral Time 17h 23m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 39m 06s

Declination +07° 52’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 188.99°

Galactic Latitude -24.76°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1480.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.39

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.83

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature 7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1480 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1480. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1480 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1480 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.39

Secondary star magnitude 8.89

Magnitude difference 3.5

Separation 297.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1480 is distant 167.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 51.44

Distance (light year) 167.70

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.094 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD29499

SAO Catalogue SAO111954

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21670

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 681

FK5 Catalogue 2344

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1480 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.1° RISE 23:39

Max altitude: 46.4° TRANSIT 6:21

Azimuth: 277.9° SET 12:59

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

Location

Other stars in Taurus