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HR1803

Altitude: -37.9°   Azimuth: 354.4°   Direction: North

HR1803 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Orion.

HR1803 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1803 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 HR1803 is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1803 star
DSS2 image of HR1803. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1803 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1803

6.16
Main-sequence

HR1803 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -37.9°
Azimuth: 354.4°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1803

HR1803 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 HR1803 are provided in the following table:

05h 25m 46s
+00° 31’ 14”
202.31°
-18.71°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1803 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1803 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1803.

Visibility of HR1803 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 HR1803 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: 89.5°
Max altitude: 39.0°
Azimuth: 270.5°

Distance of HR1803 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1803 is distant 1,582.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

485.44 pc
1,582.52 ly
-24 km/s
-0.005 arcsec/year
0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1803

HR1803 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-2.27
B2V
13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1803 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1803. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1803

SAO112752
SAO112752