HR1529

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:35 | Tran: 13:53 | Set: 23:11

Alt: 60.46° Az: 238.93° Direction: West-South-West

HR1529 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1529 visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, HR1529 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 50m 50s

Declination +31° 28’ 46”

Hour Angle 01h 58m 44s

Sidereal Time 06h 49m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 49m 12s

Declination +31° 26’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 170.91°

Galactic Latitude -8.52°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.30

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 71.94

Distance (light year) 234.53

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.108"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD30454

SAO Catalogue SAO57441

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22393

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+31 816

FK5 Catalogue 2359

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1529 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.5° RISE 4:35

Max altitude: 70.0° TRANSIT 13:53

Azimuth: 301.5° SET 23:11

Set Location

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