HR1573

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:09 | Tran: 4:37 | Set: 15:01

Alt: 38.21° Az: 282.60° Direction: West-North-West

HR1573 is a supergiant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1573 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR1573 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 HR1573. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1573 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 57m 59s

Declination +36° 12’ 22”

Hour Angle 04h 47m 27s

Sideral Time 09h 45m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 56m 19s

Declination +36° 10’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 168.14°

Galactic Latitude -4.4°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1573.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -6.69

Spectral Type B2I

Color Index (B-V) 0.41

Temperature 6827K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1573 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1573. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1573 is distant 11,642.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 3,571.43

Distance (light year) 11,642.86

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31327

SAO Catalogue SAO57511

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22955

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 930

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1573 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.8° RISE 18:09

Max altitude: 74.7° TRANSIT 4:37

Azimuth: 306.2° SET 15:01

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga