HR1566

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:35 | Tran: 14:18 | Set: 22:01

Alt: 55.34° Az: 209.13° Direction: South-South-West

HR1566 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1566 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR1566 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 HR1566. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1566 during the next 10000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 56m 27s

Declination +19° 31’ 27”

Hour Angle 01h 08m 19s

Sidereal Time 06h 04m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 54m 58s

Declination +19° 29’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 181.36°

Galactic Latitude -14.84°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1566.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.20

Spectral Type F3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.29

Temperature 7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1566 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1566. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1566 is distant 222.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 68.17

Distance (light year) 222.22

Radial Speed 35 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.06 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31236

SAO Catalogue SAO94199

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22850

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 811

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1566 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.5° RISE 6:35

Max altitude: 58.0° TRANSIT 14:18

Azimuth: 289.5° SET 22:01

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus