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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR1633

Altitude: -8.9°   Azimuth: 38.2°   Direction: North-East

HR1633 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1633 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1633 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 HR1633 is 0.02 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1633 star
DSS2 image of HR1633. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1633 during the next 10000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1633

6.19
Hypergiant

HR1633 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -8.9°
Azimuth: 38.2°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1633

HR1633 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 HR1633 are provided in the following table:

05h 04m 21s
+21° 16’ 41”
181.21°
-12.01°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1633 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1633 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1633.

Visibility of HR1633 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 HR1633 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: 68.7°
Max altitude: 59.8°
Azimuth: 291.3°

Distance of HR1633 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1633 is distant 615.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 48 kilometers per second.

188.68 pc
615.09 ly
48 km/s
0.02 arcsec/year
-0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1633

HR1633 belongs to spectral class K0

-0.19
K0
4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1633 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1633. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1633

SAO76939
SAO76939