HR1668

HR1668 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1668 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1668 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 HR1668:

Color of HR1668 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1668 5.68

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1668 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 9°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1668

HR1668 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 HR1668 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 10m 42s

Declination J2000 +46° 57’ 43”

Galactic Longitude 161.2°

Galactic Latitude 4.29°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1668 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1668.

Visibility of HR1668 from your location

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

HR1668 is circumpolar and transits at 17:14 UTC (altitude: 85.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1668

The image below is a photograph of HR1668 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 HR1668 is 0.055 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.147 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1668. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1668 during the next 1000 years (0.92 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.45 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1668 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1668 is distant 150.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 46.21 pc

Distance (light year) 150.65 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.055 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.147 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1668

HR1668 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.36

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature of HR1668 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1668 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1668. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1668

Henry Draper Catalogue HD33167

SAO Catalogue SAO40077

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24109

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 970

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