HR1754

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:02 | Tran: 6:21 | Set: 10:41

Alt: 11.44° Az: 219.32° Direction: South-West

HR1754 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR1754 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its faintness, HR1754 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1754. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1754 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 20m 23s

Declination -18° 29’ 08”

Hour Angle 02h 43m 38s

Sideral Time 08h 04m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 19m 18s

Declination -18° 30’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 220.33°

Galactic Latitude -28.36°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1754.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.54

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.34

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1754 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1754. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1754 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1754 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.54

Secondary star magnitude 6.74

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 39.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1754 is distant 776.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 238.10

Distance (light year) 776.19

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34797

SAO Catalogue SAO150336

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24827

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 1056

General Catalogue of Variable Stars TX Lep

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3910

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1754 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.5° RISE 2:02

Max altitude: 20.0° TRANSIT 6:21

Azimuth: 251.5° SET 10:41

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Lepus