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HR1495

Altitude: -63.0°   Azimuth: 0.7°   Direction: North

HR1495 is a giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1495 visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1495 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1495 is -0.067 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.

Image of HR1495 star
DSS2 image of HR1495. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1495 during the next 10000 years (-11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1495

5.58
Giant

HR1495 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -63.0°
Azimuth: 0.7°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1495

HR1495 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 HR1495 are provided in the following table:

04h 40m 06s
-24° 28’ 57”
223.58°
-38.91°
Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1495 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1495 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1495.

Visibility of HR1495 from your location

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

Today's HR1495 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.5°
Max altitude: 14.0°
Azimuth: 245.5°

Distance of HR1495 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1495 is distant 315.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

96.71 pc
315.28 ly
-18 km/s
-0.067 arcsec/year
0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1495

HR1495 belongs to spectral class G6 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.65
G6III
4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1495 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1495. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1495

SAO169650
SAO169650