HR1550

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 5.94° Az: 15.72° Direction: North-North-East

HR1550 is a giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1550 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, HR1550 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 54m 33s

Declination +42° 37’ 33”

Hour Angle 13h 25m 54s

Sideral Time 18h 20m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 52m 47s

Declination +42° 35’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 162.71°

Galactic Latitude -0.9°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1550.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.29

Spectral Type A3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 516.64

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD30823

SAO Catalogue SAO39826

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22699

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+42 1081

Visibility from Your Location

HR1550 is circumpolar and transits at 03:53 UTC (altitude: 81.1°)

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga