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:

Color of HR1733 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1733 6.62

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1733 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 18°.

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:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 20m 02s

Declination J2000 +44° 25’ 32”

Galactic Longitude 164.22°

Galactic Latitude 4.15°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1733 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1733.

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 16:44 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.

DSS2 image of HR1733. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1733 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

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.

Distance (parsec) 290.70 pc

Distance (light year) 947.67 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1733

HR1733 belongs to spectral class K0

Absolute magnitude -0.70

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature of HR1733 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1733 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1733. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1733

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34498

SAO Catalogue SAO40242

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24881

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+44 1170

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