HR1738

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:16 | Tran: 10:13 | Set: 17:06

Alt: 49.38° Az: 43.29° Direction: North-East

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.

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

Right Ascension 05h 22m 02s

Declination +41° 06’ 36”

Hour Angle 21h 34m 41s

Sidereal Time 02h 56m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 20m 14s

Declination +41° 05’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 166.99°

Galactic Latitude 2.28°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1738.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.52

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.66

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature 8932K

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

Distance (parsec) 93.81

Distance (light year) 305.82

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34557

SAO Catalogue SAO40248

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24902

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 1253

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1738 rise, transit and set times from Alua, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 48.9° RISE 3:16

Max altitude: 64.2° TRANSIT 10:13

Azimuth: 311.1° SET 17:06

Name:	Alua, Philippines
Latitude:	15° 18' 41.4" N
Longitude:	120° 53' 38.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Manila

Set Location

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