HR1550

HR1550 is a giant star in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1550 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1550 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 HR1550:

Color of HR1550 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1550 5.71

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1550 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 8°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1550

HR1550 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 HR1550 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 52m 47s

Declination J2000 +42° 35’ 12”

Galactic Longitude 162.71°

Galactic Latitude -0.9°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1550 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1550.

Visibility of HR1550 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR1550 is circumpolar and transits at 16:45 UTC (altitude: 81.1°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1550

The image below is a photograph of HR1550 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 HR1550 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1550. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1550 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1550 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1550 is distant 516.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 158.48 pc

Distance (light year) 516.64 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1550

HR1550 belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.29

Spectral Type A3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature of HR1550 8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1550 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1550. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1550

Henry Draper Catalogue HD30823

SAO Catalogue SAO39826

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22699

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+42 1081

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