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HR1584

Altitude: -2.2°   Azimuth: 167.7°   Direction: South-South-East

HR1584 is a giant star in the constellation of Caelum.

HR1584 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1584 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1584 is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1584 star
DSS2 image of HR1584. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1584 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1584

6.1
Giant

HR1584 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -2.2°
Azimuth: 167.7°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1584

HR1584 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1584 are provided in the following table:

04h 54m 54s
-39° 37’ 42”
243.46°
-38.65°
Caelum

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1584 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1584 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1584.

Visibility of HR1584 from your location

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

HR1584 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR1584 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1584 is distant 1,012.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

310.56 pc
1,012.42 ly
29 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/year
0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1584

HR1584 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.36
K3III
3918K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1584 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1584. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1584

SAO195400
SAO195400