HR1771

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:02 | Tran: 6:40 | Set: 10:17

Alt: 13.70° Az: 183.56° Direction: South

HR1771 is a multiple bright giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR1771 visual magnitude is 5.06. Because of its faintness, HR1771 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.

DSS2 image of HR1771. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1771 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 22m 47s

Declination -24° 45’ 01”

Hour Angle 00h 15m 14s

Sideral Time 05h 38m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 21m 46s

Declination -24° 46’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 227.3°

Galactic Latitude -29.95°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1771.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.06

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude 0.28

Spectral Type G7II

Color Index (B-V) 0.67

Temperature 5706K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1771 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1771. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1771 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 HR1771 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.06

Secondary star magnitude 6.56

Magnitude difference 1.5

Separation 3.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1771 is distant 293.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 90.17

Distance (light year) 293.96

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD35162

SAO Catalogue SAO170351

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25045

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 3023

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3954

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1771 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.8° RISE 3:02

Max altitude: 13.8° TRANSIT 6:40

Azimuth: 245.2° SET 10:17

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

Location

Other stars in Lepus