HR1844

Altitude: 36.6° Azimuth: 1.6° Direction: North

HR1844 is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1844 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1844 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 HR1844:

Color of HR1844 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1844 6.17

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR1844 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 36.6°
Azimuth: 1.6°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1844

HR1844 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1844 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 39m 43s

Declination J2000 +75° 02’ 38”

Galactic Longitude 138.26°

Galactic Latitude 21.71°

Constellation Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1844 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1844.

Visibility of HR1844 from your location

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

HR1844 is circumpolar and transits at 12:21 UTC (altitude: 66.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1844

The image below is a photograph of HR1844 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 HR1844 is -0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1844. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1844 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1844 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1844 is distant 579.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 177.62 pc

Distance (light year) 579.04 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.025 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1844

HR1844 belongs to spectral class M0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.08

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.57

Temperature of HR1844 3691K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1844 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1844. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1844

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36384

SAO Catalogue SAO5593

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26638

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+74 252

FK5 Catalogue 205

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2337

In Evidence

Other stars in Camelopardalis