HR1742

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -70.14° Az: 255.26° Direction: West-South-West

HR1742 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Pictor.

HR1742 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its faintness, HR1742 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 HR1742. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1742 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 16m 13s

Declination -52° 09’ 20”

Hour Angle 09h 50m 30s

Sideral Time 15h 06m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 15m 38s

Declination -52° 10’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 259.39°

Galactic Latitude -35.57°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1742.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.49

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.61

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.21

Temperature 4289K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1742 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1742. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1742 is distant 855.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 262.47

Distance (light year) 855.64

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34587

SAO Catalogue SAO233895

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24520

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 683

Visibility from Your Location

HR1742 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pictor