HR1571

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:57 | Tran: 4:39 | Set: 11:16

Alt: -7.50° Az: 292.68° Direction: West-North-West

HR1571 is a variable giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1571 visual magnitude is 5.33. Because of its faintness, HR1571 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 HR1571. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1571 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 56m 08s

Declination +07° 49’ 02”

Hour Angle 07h 30m 19s

Sideral Time 12h 26m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 54m 47s

Declination +07° 46’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 191.44°

Galactic Latitude -21.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1571.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.33

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.33

Spectral Type K1

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1571 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1571. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1571 is distant 441.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 135.32

Distance (light year) 441.14

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31296

SAO Catalogue SAO112203

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22834

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 755

FK5 Catalogue 2369

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1763

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1571 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.2° RISE 21:57

Max altitude: 46.3° TRANSIT 4:39

Azimuth: 277.8° SET 11:16

Set Location

Other stars in Orion