HR1733
HR1733 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Auriga.
HR1733 visual magnitude is 6.62. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1733 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 HR1733:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1733
HR1733 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 HR1733 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1733 in the sky:
Visibility of HR1733 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR1733 is circumpolar and transits at 04:16 UTC (altitude: 82.9°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1733
The image below is a photograph of HR1733 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 HR1733 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR1733 from the Sun and relative movement
HR1733 is distant 947.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR1733
HR1733 belongs to spectral class K0
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1733 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
