HR1904

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:30 | Tran: 15:13 | Set: 0:55

Alt: 71.63° Az: 164.88° Direction: South-South-East

HR1904 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1904 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR1904 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR1904. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1904 during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 39m 26s

Declination +33° 34’ 20”

Hour Angle 23h 37m 20s

Sidereal Time 05h 16m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 37m 45s

Declination +33° 33’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 175.19°

Galactic Latitude 1.02°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.41

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.31

Temperature 4104K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1904 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1904. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1904 is distant 498.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 152.91

Distance (light year) 498.47

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37138

SAO Catalogue SAO58263

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26463

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+33 1102

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1904 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.4° RISE 5:30

Max altitude: 72.1° TRANSIT 15:13

Azimuth: 303.6° SET 0:55

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga