HR1709

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:05 | Tran: 11:29 | Set: 17:53

Alt: -23.66° Az: 44.86° Direction: North-East

HR1709 is a variable giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1709 visual magnitude is 5.5. Because of its faintness, HR1709 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 HR1709. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1709 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 16m 05s

Declination +05° 11’ 00”

Hour Angle 14h 41m 48s

Sidereal Time 19h 57m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 14m 44s

Declination +05° 09’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.62°

Galactic Latitude -18.79°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.5

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.82

Spectral Type K4

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1709 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1709. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1709 is distant 598.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 183.49

Distance (light year) 598.17

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34043

SAO Catalogue SAO112556

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24450

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 877

FK5 Catalogue 2394

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1880

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1709 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.8° RISE 5:05

Max altitude: 43.7° TRANSIT 11:29

Azimuth: 275.2° SET 17:53

Set Location

Other stars in Orion