HR1732
HR1732 is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Auriga.
HR1732 visual magnitude is 5.41. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1732 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1732:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1732
HR1732 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1732 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1732 in the sky:
Visibility of HR1732 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR1732 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1732
The image below is a photograph of HR1732 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1732 is 0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR1732 from the Sun and relative movement
HR1732 is distant 447.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR1732
HR1732 belongs to spectral class A0 HR1732 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1732 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
