HR1509

HR1509 is a giant star in the constellation of Caelum.

HR1509 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1509 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 HR1509 is -0.03 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.067 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about HR1509

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1509

HR1509 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1509 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1509 in the sky:

Visibility of HR1509 from your location

Today's HR1509 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Distance of HR1509 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1509 is distant 747.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR1509

HR1509 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1509 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR1509