HR1762

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:10 | Tran: 14:11 | Set: 18:13

Alt: 10.82° Az: 146.26° Direction: South-South-East

HR1762 is a variable and double hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR1762 visual magnitude is 4.71. Because of its moderate brightness, HR1762 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR1762. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1762 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 21m 32s

Declination -21° 12’ 55”

Hour Angle 21h 36m 43s

Sidereal Time 02h 58m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 20m 26s

Declination -21° 14’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 223.35°

Galactic Latitude -29.07°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.71

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.03

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.05

Temperature 10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1762 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1762. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1762 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1762 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.71

Secondary star magnitude 8.51

Magnitude difference 3.8

Separation 4.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1762 is distant 458.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 140.65

Distance (light year) 458.51

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34968

SAO Catalogue SAO170327

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24927

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 1135

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1940

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3930

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1762 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.2° RISE 10:10

Max altitude: 17.3° TRANSIT 14:11

Azimuth: 248.8° SET 18:13

Set Location

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