HR1615

HR1615 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1615 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1615 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1615:

Color of HR1615 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1615 6.14

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1615 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 46°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1615

HR1615 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1615 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 03m 18s

Declination J2000 +41° 26’ 30”

Galactic Longitude 164.82°

Galactic Latitude -0.08°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1615 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1615.

Visibility of HR1615 from your location

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

HR1615 is circumpolar and transits at 16:39 UTC (altitude: 80.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1615

The image below is a photograph of HR1615 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1615 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1615. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1615 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1615 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1615 is distant 2,037.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 625.00 pc

Distance (light year) 2,037.50 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1615

HR1615 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -2.84

Spectral Type A2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature of HR1615 8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1615 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1615. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1615

Henry Draper Catalogue HD32188

SAO Catalogue SAO39979

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23511

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 1044

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1810

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