HR1636

Altitude: 31.7° Azimuth: 6.4° Direction: North

HR1636 is a giant star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1636 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1636 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 HR1636:

Color of HR1636 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1636 6.41

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR1636 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 31.7°
Azimuth: 6.4°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1636

HR1636 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1636 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 09m 36s

Declination J2000 +69° 38’ 21”

Galactic Longitude 142.12°

Galactic Latitude 17.12°

Constellation Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1636 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1636.

Visibility of HR1636 from your location

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

HR1636 is circumpolar and transits at 11:51 UTC (altitude: 71.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1636

The image below is a photograph of HR1636 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 HR1636 is 0.056 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.063 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1636. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1636 during the next 10000 years (9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1636 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1636 is distant 382.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 117.37 pc

Distance (light year) 382.63 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.056 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.063 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1636

HR1636 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.06

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature of HR1636 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1636 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1636. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1636

Henry Draper Catalogue HD32518

SAO Catalogue SAO13382

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24003

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+69 302

FK5 Catalogue 2382

In Evidence

Other stars in Camelopardalis