HR1498

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:29 | Tran: 10:48 | Set: 15:07

Alt: 2.75° Az: 147.51° Direction: South

HR1498 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Pictor.

HR1498 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR1498 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 HR1498. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1498 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 39m 42s

Declination -51° 37’ 26”

Hour Angle 20h 00m 47s

Sidereal Time 00h 40m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 39m 04s

Declination -51° 40’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 259.24°

Galactic Latitude -41.23°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.08

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.32

Temperature 4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1498 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1498. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1498 is distant 655.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 201.21

Distance (light year) 655.94

Radial Speed 37 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD29805

SAO Catalogue SAO233605

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21666

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-51 1207

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1498 rise, transit and set times from Runaway Bay, Jamaica are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Jamaica):

Azimuth: 141.6° RISE 6:29

Max altitude: 19.9° TRANSIT 10:48

Azimuth: 218.4° SET 15:07

Name:	Runaway Bay, Jamaica
Latitude:	18° 27' 34.6" N
Longitude:	77° 20' 8.5" W
Timezone:	America/Jamaica

Set Location

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