HR1720

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 73.70° Az: 321.86° Direction: North-West

HR1720 is a supergiant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1720 visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its faintness, HR1720 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 HR1720. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1720 during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 22m 45s

Declination +62° 40’ 37”

Hour Angle 01h 28m 45s

Sidereal Time 06h 51m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 20m 22s

Declination +62° 39’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 148.85°

Galactic Latitude 14.29°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.61

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -3.30

Spectral Type K4I

Color Index (B-V) 1.75

Temperature 3453K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1720 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1720. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1720 is distant 1,975.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 606.06

Distance (light year) 1,975.76

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34255

SAO Catalogue SAO13460

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24914

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+62 742

FK5 Catalogue 2397

Visibility from Your Location

HR1720 is circumpolar and transits at 13:48 UTC (altitude: 78.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis