HR1725

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 34.37° Az: 66.17° Direction: East-North-East

HR1725 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1725 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR1725 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 HR1725. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1725 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 20m 25s

Declination +40° 29’ 21”

Hour Angle 18h 27m 22s

Sidereal Time 23h 47m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 18m 40s

Declination +40° 27’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 167.33°

Galactic Latitude 1.68°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1725.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.40

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1725 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1725. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1725 is distant 676.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 207.47

Distance (light year) 676.35

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34332

SAO Catalogue SAO40224

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24771

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 1240

Visibility from Your Location

HR1725 is circumpolar and transits at 00:15 UTC (altitude: 79.0°)

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga