HR1632
HR1632 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Taurus.
HR1632 visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1632 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 HR1632 is 0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.031 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR1632
HR1632 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -10.8°
Azimuth: 358.1°
Direction: North
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1632
HR1632 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 HR1632 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1632 in the sky:
Visibility of HR1632 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR1632 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of HR1632 from the Sun and relative movement
HR1632 is distant 308.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR1632
HR1632 belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1632 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.