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HR1529

Altitude: 21.6°   Azimuth: 293.8°   Direction: West-North-West

HR1529 is a giant star in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1529 visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1529 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 HR1529 is 0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.108 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1529 star
DSS2 image of HR1529. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1529 during the next 1000 years (0.28 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.80 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1529

5.58
Giant

HR1529 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 21.6°
Azimuth: 293.8°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1529

HR1529 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1529 are provided in the following table:

04h 49m 12s
+31° 26’ 13”
170.91°
-8.52°
Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1529 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1529 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1529.

Visibility of HR1529 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 HR1529 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: 58.6°
Max altitude: 70.0°
Azimuth: 301.4°

Distance of HR1529 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1529 is distant 234.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

71.94 pc
234.53 ly
23 km/s
0.017 arcsec/year
-0.108 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1529

HR1529 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.30
K2III
4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1529 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1529. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1529

SAO57441
SAO57441