HR1795

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:34 | Tran: 16:28 | Set: 2:26

Alt: 34.49° Az: 283.76° Direction: West-North-West

HR1795 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1795 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR1795 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 HR1795. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1795 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 28m 29s

Declination +34° 24’ 41”

Hour Angle 05h 04m 04s

Sidereal Time 10h 32m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 26m 48s

Declination +34° 23’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 173.25°

Galactic Latitude -0.43°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.04

Spectral Type A0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1795 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1795. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1795 is distant 1,288.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 395.26

Distance (light year) 1,288.54

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD35520

SAO Catalogue SAO58028

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25471

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 1040

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1795 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.6° RISE 6:34

Max altitude: 72.9° TRANSIT 16:28

Azimuth: 304.4° SET 2:26

Set Location

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