HR1750

HR1750 is a double sub-giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1750 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1750 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1750:

Color of HR1750 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1750 6.33

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1750 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 52°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1750

HR1750 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1750 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 20m 59s

Declination J2000 +27° 57’ 25”

Galactic Longitude 177.88°

Galactic Latitude -5.08°

Constellation Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1750 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1750.

Visibility of HR1750 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR1750 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.0° RISE 4:53

Max altitude: 66.5° TRANSIT 13:38

Azimuth: 298.0° SET 22:22

RIGHT NOW HR1750 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1750

The image below is a photograph of HR1750 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1750 is -0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1750. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1750 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1750 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1750 is distant 695.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 213.22 pc

Distance (light year) 695.10 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1750

HR1750 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.31

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature of HR1750 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1750 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1750. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR1750 star system properties

HR1750 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 HR1750 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.33

Secondary star magnitude 8.33

Magnitude difference 2

Separation 0 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1750

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34762

SAO Catalogue SAO77121

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24984

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+27 758

In Evidence

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