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HR1722

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 6.24°   Az: 16.16°   Direction: North-North-East

HR1722 is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1722 visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its faintness, HR1722 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.

Image of HR1722 star
DSS2 image of HR1722. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1722 during the next 10000 years (6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 20m 04s
+42° 49’ 02”
13h 28m 38s
18h 48m 43s

J2000

05h 18m 15s
+42° 47’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

165.38°
2.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1722.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.48
Giant

-1.16
M4III
3581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1722 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1722. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1722 is distant 693.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

212.77
693.62
-38 km/s
0.038 arcsec/y
-0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO40214
SAO40214

Visibility from Your Location

HR1722 is circumpolar and transits at 13:14 UTC (altitude: 81.3°)