HR1693

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:41 | Tran: 14:38 | Set: 19:35

Alt: -1.98° Az: 253.41° Direction: West-South-West

HR1693 is a variable giant star of spectral class M6 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR1693 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its faintness, HR1693 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 HR1693. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1693 during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 12m 33s

Declination -11° 49’ 11”

Hour Angle 05h 12m 25s

Sidereal Time 10h 24m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 11m 22s

Declination -11° 50’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 212.55°

Galactic Latitude -27.51°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.68

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.00

Spectral Type M6III

Color Index (B-V) 1.46

Temperature 3855K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1693 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1693. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1693 is distant 446.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 136.99

Distance (light year) 446.58

Radial Speed 46 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.056"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD33664

SAO Catalogue SAO150206

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24169

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 1092

General Catalogue of Variable Stars RX Lep

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1693 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.8° RISE 9:41

Max altitude: 26.7° TRANSIT 14:38

Azimuth: 258.2° SET 19:35

Set Location

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