HR1697

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:16 | Tran: 14:43 | Set: 20:11

Alt: 9.04° Az: 248.24° Direction: West-South-West

HR1697 is a giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1697 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR1697 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 HR1697. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1697 during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 14m 02s

Declination -06° 01’ 43”

Hour Angle 04h 29m 04s

Sidereal Time 09h 43m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 12m 48s

Declination -06° 03’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 206.91°

Galactic Latitude -24.67°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.23

Spectral Type G7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1697 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1697. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1697 is distant 445.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 136.80

Distance (light year) 445.96

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD33833

SAO Catalogue SAO131873

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24294

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 1109

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1697 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.0° RISE 9:16

Max altitude: 32.5° TRANSIT 14:43

Azimuth: 264.0° SET 20:11

Set Location

Other stars in Orion