HR1736

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 30.38° Az: 308.65° Direction: South-South-West

HR1736 is a double giant star of spectral class G in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1736 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its faintness, HR1736 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1736. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1736 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 22m 33s

Declination +46° 59’ 15”

Hour Angle 06h 35m 57s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 20m 39s

Declination +46° 57’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 162.18°

Galactic Latitude 5.68°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1736.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.54

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.16

Spectral Type GIII

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1736 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1736. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1736 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1736 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.54

Secondary star magnitude 9.44

Magnitude difference 2.9

Separation 23.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1736 is distant 615.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 188.68

Distance (light year) 615.09

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34533

SAO Catalogue SAO40251

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24951

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 998

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3903

Visibility from Your Location

HR1736 is circumpolar and transits at 11:18 UTC (altitude: 85.5°)

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga