HR1701

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:36 | Tran: 14:44 | Set: 20:52

Alt: -33.67° Az: 25.32° Direction: North-North-East

HR1701 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1701 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR1701 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 HR1701. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1701 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 14m 50s

Declination +01° 59’ 45”

Hour Angle 13h 23m 27s

Sidereal Time 18h 38m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 13m 31s

Declination +01° 58’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 199.37°

Galactic Latitude -20.66°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1701.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.09

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.06

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1701 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1701. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1701 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1701 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.09

Secondary star magnitude 6.29

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1701 is distant 878.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 269.54

Distance (light year) 878.71

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD33883

SAO Catalogue SAO112535

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24349

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 938

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3799

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1701 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.0° RISE 8:36

Max altitude: 40.5° TRANSIT 14:44

Azimuth: 272.0° SET 20:52

Set Location

Other stars in Orion