HR1715

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:21 | Tran: 5:01 | Set: 6:41

Alt: -31.52° Az: 109.35° Direction: East-South-East

HR1715 is a variable giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Columba.

HR1715 visual magnitude is 6.98. Because of its faintness, HR1715 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1715. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1715 during the next 10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 14m 39s

Declination -35° 47’ 53”

Hour Angle 17h 30m 21s

Sideral Time 22h 45m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 13m 46s

Declination -35° 49’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.43°

Galactic Latitude -34.41°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1715.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.98

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.04

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.47

Temperature 3839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1715 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1715. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1715 is distant 827.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 253.81

Distance (light year) 827.41

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34167

SAO Catalogue SAO195669

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24373

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 2176

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1877

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1715 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.8° RISE 3:21

Max altitude: 2.7° TRANSIT 5:01

Azimuth: 234.2° SET 6:41

Set Location

Other stars in Columba