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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:

6.33
Sub-giant
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:

05h 20m 59s
+27° 57’ 25”
177.88°
-5.08°
Taurus

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

Finder chart HR1750 star
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°
Max altitude: 66.5°
Azimuth: 298.0°
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.

Image of HR1750 star
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.

213.22 pc
695.10 ly
7 km/s
-0.013 arcsec/year
-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.

-0.31
B9IV
9652K

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

HR 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:

6.33
8.33
2
0 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1750

SAO77121
SAO77121