HR1723

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:25 | Tran: 6:45 | Set: 10:05

Alt: -65.37° Az: 354.74° Direction: North

HR1723 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR1723 visual magnitude is 5.07. Because of its faintness, HR1723 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 HR1723. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1723 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 16m 23s

Declination -26° 55’ 01”

Hour Angle 11h 50m 11s

Sideral Time 17h 06m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 15m 24s

Declination -26° 56’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 229.22°

Galactic Latitude -31.97°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1723.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.07

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.46

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1723 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1723. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1723 is distant 272.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 83.47

Distance (light year) 272.12

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34310

SAO Catalogue SAO170238

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24505

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 2161

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1723 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.9° RISE 3:25

Max altitude: 11.6° TRANSIT 6:45

Azimuth: 243.1° SET 10:05

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Lepus