HR1824

HR1824 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1824 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1824 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1824:

Color of HR1824 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1824 6

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1824 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 46°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1824

HR1824 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 HR1824 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 30m 48s

Declination J2000 +41° 27’ 42”

Galactic Longitude 167.79°

Galactic Latitude 4.13°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1824 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1824.

Visibility of HR1824 from your location

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

HR1824 is circumpolar and transits at 17:07 UTC (altitude: 80.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1824

The image below is a photograph of HR1824 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1824 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.035 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1824. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1824 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1824 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1824 is distant 385.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.34 pc

Distance (light year) 385.80 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.035 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1824

HR1824 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.63

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature of HR1824 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1824 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1824. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1824

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36040

SAO Catalogue SAO40387

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25816

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 1206

FK5 Catalogue 2412

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