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HR1782

Altitude: -27.4°   Azimuth: 308.6°   Direction: North-West

HR1782 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Orion.

HR1782 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1782 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 HR1782 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1782 star
DSS2 image of HR1782. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1782 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1782

6.11
Main-sequence

HR1782 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -27.4°
Azimuth: 308.6°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1782

HR1782 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1782 are provided in the following table:

05h 23m 51s
-00° 52’ 01”
203.35°
-19.8°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1782 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1782 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1782.

Visibility of HR1782 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR1782 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 90.9°
Max altitude: 37.7°
Azimuth: 269.1°

Distance of HR1782 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1782 is distant 189.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

58.04 pc
189.20 ly
45 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/year
-0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1782

HR1782 belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.29
F7V
6389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1782 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1782. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1782

SAO132060
SAO132060