HR1777

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:29 | Tran: 6:57 | Set: 13:22

Alt: 43.78° Az: 175.33° Direction: South

HR1777 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1777 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR1777 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 HR1777. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1777 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 24m 50s

Declination +05° 20’ 38”

Hour Angle 23h 46m 27s

Sideral Time 05h 11m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 23m 31s

Declination +05° 19’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 197.64°

Galactic Latitude -16.82°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1777.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.97

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.12

Temperature 8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1777 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1777. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1777 is distant 244.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 75.08

Distance (light year) 244.74

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD35242

SAO Catalogue SAO112708

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25205

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 905

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1777 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.7° RISE 0:29

Max altitude: 43.9° TRANSIT 6:57

Azimuth: 275.3° SET 13:22

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

Location

Other stars in Orion