HR1669

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:51 | Tran: 14:41 | Set: 1:35

Alt: 67.77° Az: 240.01° Direction: West-South-West

HR1669 is a multiple bright giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1669 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR1669 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR1669. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1669 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 12m 02s

Declination +37° 19’ 54”

Hour Angle 01h 37m 21s

Sidereal Time 06h 49m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 10m 18s

Declination +37° 18’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 168.95°

Galactic Latitude -1.49°

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Finder chart for HR1669.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.97

Spectral Type K3II

Color Index (B-V) 0.72

Temperature 5534K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1669 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1669. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1669 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1669 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.02

Secondary star magnitude 6.12

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 1.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1669 is distant 2,050.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 628.93

Distance (light year) 2,050.31

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD33203

SAO Catalogue SAO57704

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24072

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 1067

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3734

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1669 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.7° RISE 3:51

Max altitude: 75.9° TRANSIT 14:41

Azimuth: 307.3° SET 1:35

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga