HR1797

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:15 | Tran: 11:55 | Set: 13:34

Alt: -31.79° Az: 111.78° Direction: East-South-East

HR1797 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Columba.

HR1797 visual magnitude is 6.82. Because of its faintness, HR1797 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1797. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1797 during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 24m 31s

Declination -37° 18’ 52”

Hour Angle 17h 31m 47s

Sidereal Time 22h 56m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 23m 39s

Declination -37° 20’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 241.66°

Galactic Latitude -32.75°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.82

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.69

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1797 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1797. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1797 is distant 547.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.07

Distance (light year) 547.90

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD35528

SAO Catalogue SAO195809

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25221

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-37 2176

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1797 rise, transit and set times from Niersbach, Germania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Berlin):

Azimuth: 127.3° RISE 10:15

Max altitude: 2.8° TRANSIT 11:55

Azimuth: 232.7° SET 13:34

Name:	Niersbach, Germania
Latitude:	49° 55' 59.9" N
Longitude:	6° 45' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/Berlin

Set Location

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