HR1747

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:41 | Tran: 5:06 | Set: 9:28

Alt: -33.63° Az: 283.67° Direction: West-North-West

HR1747 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR1747 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR1747 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 HR1747. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1747 during the next 1000 years (6.35 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.97 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 19m 55s

Declination -18° 06’ 20”

Hour Angle 08h 06m 37s

Sideral Time 13h 26m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 18m 50s

Declination -18° 07’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 219.88°

Galactic Latitude -28.33°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1747.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 3.98

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.58

Temperature 6047K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1747 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1747. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1747 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1747 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.96

Secondary star magnitude 13.76

Magnitude difference 7.8

Separation 46 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1747 is distant 81.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 24.93

Distance (light year) 81.28

Radial Speed 40 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.381 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34721

SAO Catalogue SAO150326

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24786

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 1051

Gliese Catalogue Gl 198

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3899

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1747 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.1° RISE 0:41

Max altitude: 20.4° TRANSIT 5:06

Azimuth: 251.9° SET 9:28

Set Location

Other stars in Lepus