HR1758
HR1758 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Columba.
HR1758 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1758 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of HR1758 is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR1758
HR1758 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -63.0°
Azimuth: 32.7°
Direction: North-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1758
HR1758 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1758 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1758 in the sky:
Visibility of HR1758 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR1758 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of HR1758 from the Sun and relative movement
HR1758 is distant 445.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR1758
HR1758 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1758 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.