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HR1534

HR1534 is a giant star in the constellation of Orion.

HR1534 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1534 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1534:

6.03
Giant
HR1534 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1534

HR1534 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1534 are provided in the following table:

04h 48m 44s
+03° 35’ 17”
194.39°
-25.12°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1534 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1534 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1534.

Visibility of HR1534 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 HR1534 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: 86.4°
Max altitude: 42.1°
Azimuth: 273.6°
HR1534 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1534

The image below is a photograph of HR1534 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1534 is -0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1534 star
DSS2 image of HR1534. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1534 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1534 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1534 is distant 707.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

216.92 pc
707.16 ly
-19 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/year
-0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1534

HR1534 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.65
K1III
4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1534 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1534. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1534

SAO112098
SAO112098