HR1626
HR1626 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Auriga.
HR1626 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1626 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 HR1626 is 0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR1626
HR1626 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -5.2°
Azimuth: 338.7°
Direction: North-North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1626
HR1626 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 HR1626 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1626 in the sky:
Visibility of HR1626 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR1626 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of HR1626 from the Sun and relative movement
HR1626 is distant 581.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR1626
HR1626 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1626 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
