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HR1794

Altitude: -2.4°   Azimuth: 349.9°   Direction: North

HR1794 is a star in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1794 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1794 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 HR1794 is -0.018 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.011 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1794 star
DSS2 image of HR1794. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1794 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1794

6.15

HR1794 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -2.4°
Azimuth: 349.9°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1794

HR1794 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1794 are provided in the following table:

05h 26m 54s
+35° 27’ 25”
172.38°
0.18°
Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1794 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1794 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1794.

Visibility of HR1794 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 HR1794 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: 54.5°
Max altitude: 74.0°
Azimuth: 305.5°

Distance of HR1794 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1794 is distant 644.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

197.63 pc
644.27 ly
-21 km/s
-0.018 arcsec/year
-0.011 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1794

HR1794 belongs to spectral class K2

-0.33
K2
3870K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1794 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1794. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1794

SAO58029
SAO58029