HR1487

HR1487 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1487 visual magnitude is 5.45. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1487 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1487:

Color of HR1487 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1487 5.45

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1487 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 1°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1487

HR1487 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1487 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 39m 19s

Declination J2000 -14° 21’ 33”

Galactic Longitude 211.52°

Galactic Latitude -35.66°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1487 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1487.

Visibility of HR1487 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR1487 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.4° RISE 12:04

Max altitude: 24.2° TRANSIT 16:47

Azimuth: 255.6° SET 21:30

RIGHT NOW HR1487 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1487

The image below is a photograph of HR1487 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1487 is 0.122 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.127 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1487. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1487 during the next 1000 years (2.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.12 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1487 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1487 is distant 198.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 56 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 60.90 pc

Distance (light year) 198.54 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 56 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.122 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.127 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1487

HR1487 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.53

Spectral Type K1IV

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature of HR1487 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1487 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1487. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1487

Henry Draper Catalogue HD29613

SAO Catalogue SAO149797

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21685

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 936

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