HR1488

HR1488 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1488 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1488 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 HR1488:

Color of HR1488 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1488 6.1

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1488 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1488

HR1488 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 HR1488 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 39m 47s

Declination J2000 -01° 03’ 10”

Galactic Longitude 197.52°

Galactic Latitude -29.46°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1488 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1488.

Visibility of HR1488 from your location

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

Today's HR1488 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.1° RISE 11:23

Max altitude: 37.5° TRANSIT 17:16

Azimuth: 268.9° SET 23:09

RIGHT NOW HR1488 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1488

The image below is a photograph of HR1488 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 HR1488 is 0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1488. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1488 during the next 10000 years (4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1488 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1488 is distant 578.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 177.30 pc

Distance (light year) 578.01 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.025 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1488

HR1488 belongs to spectral class K0

Absolute magnitude -0.14

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature of HR1488 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1488 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1488. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1488

Henry Draper Catalogue HD29610

SAO Catalogue SAO131392

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21718

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 689

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