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HR1738

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 3.89°   Az: 346.57°   Direction: North-North-West

HR1738 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1738 visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its faintness, HR1738 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.

Image of HR1738 star
DSS2 image of HR1738. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1738 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 22m 01s
+41° 06’ 35”
10h 48m 22s
16h 10m 24s

J2000

05h 20m 14s
+41° 05’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

166.99°
2.28°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1738.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.52
Main-sequence

0.66
A3V
8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1738 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1738. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1738 is distant 305.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

93.81
305.82
22 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
-0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO40248
SAO40248

Visibility from Your Location

HR1738 is circumpolar and transits at 13:47 UTC (altitude: 79.6°)