HR1684

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:53 | Tran: 5:19 | Set: 12:42

Alt: 8.66° Az: 75.03° Direction: East-North-East

HR1684 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1684 visual magnitude is 5.18. Because of its faintness, HR1684 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 HR1684. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1684 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 13m 07s

Declination +16° 04’ 26”

Hour Angle 17h 34m 38s

Sideral Time 22h 47m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 11m 41s

Declination +16° 02’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 186.63°

Galactic Latitude -13.57°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1684.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.18

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.21

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature 3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1684 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1684. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1684 is distant 321.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 98.52

Distance (light year) 321.18

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD33554

SAO Catalogue SAO94377

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24197

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+15 759

FK5 Catalogue 2391

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1684 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.9° RISE 21:53

Max altitude: 54.6° TRANSIT 5:19

Azimuth: 286.1° SET 12:42

Set Location

Other stars in Orion