HR1518

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -77.69° Az: 324.47° Direction: South-South-West

HR1518 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Caelum.

HR1518 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR1518 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 HR1518. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1518 during the next 10000 years (0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 44m 34s

Declination -41° 01’ 07”

Hour Angle 11h 22m 11s

Sidereal Time 16h 06m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 43m 44s

Declination -41° 03’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 245.12°

Galactic Latitude -40.87°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1518.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.26

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.46

Temperature 3855K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1518 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1518. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1518 is distant 652.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 200.00

Distance (light year) 652.00

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD30202

SAO Catalogue SAO216961

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21998

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-41 1549

Visibility from Your Location

HR1518 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Caelum