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HR1651

Altitude: -13.1°   Azimuth: 216.4°   Direction: South-West

HR1651 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Caelum.

HR1651 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1651 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 HR1651 is 0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.152 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1651 star
DSS2 image of HR1651. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1651 during the next 1000 years (0.45 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.53 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1651

6.31
Main-sequence

HR1651 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -13.1°
Azimuth: 216.4°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1651

HR1651 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1651 are provided in the following table:

05h 03m 54s
-41° 44’ 41”
246.33°
-37.15°
Caelum

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1651 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1651 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1651.

Visibility of HR1651 from your location

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

HR1651 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR1651 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1651 is distant 102.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

31.32 pc
102.10 ly
29 km/s
0.027 arcsec/year
0.152 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1651

HR1651 belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.83
F8V
6256K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1651 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1651. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1651

SAO217153
SAO217153