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HR1619

Altitude: -26.6°   Azimuth: 47.3°   Direction: North-East

HR1619 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Orion.

HR1619 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1619 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 HR1619 is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1619 star
DSS2 image of HR1619. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1619 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1619

6.24
Main-sequence

HR1619 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -26.6°
Azimuth: 47.3°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1619

HR1619 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1619 are provided in the following table:

05h 01m 59s
+01° 36’ 32”
198.14°
-23.33°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1619 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1619 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1619.

Visibility of HR1619 from your location

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

Today's HR1619 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.4°
Max altitude: 40.1°
Azimuth: 271.6°

Distance of HR1619 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1619 is distant 507.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

155.76 pc
507.79 ly
25 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/year
0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1619

HR1619 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.28
B8V
10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1619 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1619. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR1619 star system properties

HR1619 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1619 double sysyem:

6.24
7.54
1.3
14.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1619

SAO112340
SAO112340