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HR1825

Altitude: 23.7°   Azimuth: 304.8°   Direction: North-West

HR1825 is a double giant star in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1825 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1825 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 HR1825:

6.37
Giant

HR1825 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 23.7°
Azimuth: 304.8°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1825

HR1825 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 HR1825 are provided in the following table:

05h 30m 45s
+39° 49’ 32”
169.15°
3.23°
Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1825 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1825 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1825.

Visibility of HR1825 from your location

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

HR1825 is circumpolar and transits at 04:52 UTC (altitude: 78.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1825

The image below is a photograph of HR1825 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 HR1825 is 0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.041 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1825 star
DSS2 image of HR1825. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1825 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1825 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1825 is distant 460.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

141.24 pc
460.45 ly
12 km/s
0.021 arcsec/year
-0.041 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1825

HR1825 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.62
G9III
4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1825 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1825. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR1825 star system properties

HR1825 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1825 double sysyem:

6.37
7.67
1.3
75.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1825

SAO58129
SAO58129