HR1737

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:53 | Tran: 4:46 | Set: 9:34

Alt: 23.09° Az: 199.45° Direction: South-South-West

HR1737 is a variable subgiant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR1737 visual magnitude is 5.5. Because of its faintness, HR1737 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 HR1737. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1737 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 18m 48s

Declination -13° 29’ 40”

Hour Angle 01h 13m 26s

Sidereal Time 06h 32m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 17m 40s

Declination -13° 31’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 214.97°

Galactic Latitude -26.8°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1737.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.5

Class Subgiant

Absolute magnitude 2.08

Spectral Type G9

Color Index (B-V) 0.93

Temperature 4917K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1737 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1737. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1737 is distant 157.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 75 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 48.33

Distance (light year) 157.56

Radial Speed 75 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34538

SAO Catalogue SAO150304

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24679

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 1116

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1913

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1737 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.5° RISE 23:53

Max altitude: 25.0° TRANSIT 4:46

Azimuth: 256.5° SET 9:34

Set Location

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