HR1600

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:20 | Tran: 14:34 | Set: 21:48

Alt: 44.57° Az: 227.92° Direction: South-West

HR1600 is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1600 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR1600 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 HR1600. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1600 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 00m 25s

Declination +14° 34’ 46”

Hour Angle 02h 12m 28s

Sidereal Time 07h 12m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 58m 59s

Declination +14° 32’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 186.12°

Galactic Latitude -16.94°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1600.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.09

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.48

Spectral Type B7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1600 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1600. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1600 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1600 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.09

Secondary star magnitude 7.59

Magnitude difference 1.5

Separation 39.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1600 is distant 670.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 205.76

Distance (light year) 670.78

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31764

SAO Catalogue SAO94240

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23161

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 796

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1788

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3579

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1600 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.4° RISE 7:20

Max altitude: 53.1° TRANSIT 14:34

Azimuth: 284.6° SET 21:48

Set Location

Other stars in Orion