HR1609

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:32 | Tran: 13:48 | Set: 20:04

Alt: -11.14° Az: 69.41° Direction: East-North-East

HR1609 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1609 visual magnitude is 7.03. Because of its faintness, HR1609 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1609. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1609 during the next 10000 years (4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 01m 52s

Declination +03° 39’ 04”

Hour Angle 16h 27m 55s

Sidereal Time 21h 29m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 00m 32s

Declination +03° 36’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.07°

Galactic Latitude -22.61°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1609.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 7.03

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.63

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1609 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1609. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1609 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1609 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 7.03

Secondary star magnitude 7.43

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 21.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1609 is distant 392.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 120.48

Distance (light year) 392.77

Radial Speed 31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD32039

SAO Catalogue SAO112304

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23279

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 736

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1800

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3597

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1609 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.3° RISE 7:32

Max altitude: 42.2° TRANSIT 13:48

Azimuth: 273.7° SET 20:04

Set Location

Other stars in Orion