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HR1760

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 58.18°   Az: 268.59°   Direction: West

HR1760 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1760 visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its faintness, HR1760 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.

Image of HR1760 star
DSS2 image of HR1760. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1760 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 24m 36s
+41° 03’ 05”
02h 57m 22s
08h 21m 58s

J2000

05h 22m 50s
+41° 01’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

167.31°
2.65°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1760.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.54
Main-sequence

0.72
A3V
8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1760 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1760. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1760 is distant 299.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

92.00
299.91
-9 km/s
-0.013 arcsec/y
0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO40290
SAO40290

Visibility from Your Location

HR1760 is circumpolar and transits at 19:40 UTC (altitude: 79.6°)