HR1908

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:13 | Tran: 15:08 | Set: 22:02

Alt: 49.20° Az: 169.86° Direction: South

HR1908 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1908 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR1908 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 HR1908. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1908 during the next 10000 years (8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 38m 28s

Declination +11° 02’ 55”

Hour Angle 23h 33m 04s

Sidereal Time 05h 11m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 37m 04s

Declination +11° 02’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 194.33°

Galactic Latitude -11.02°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.07

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1908 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1908. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1908 is distant 821.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 111 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 251.89

Distance (light year) 821.16

Radial Speed -111 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.051 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37171

SAO Catalogue SAO94702

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26386

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 828

FK5 Catalogue 2420

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1908 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.0° RISE 8:13

Max altitude: 49.6° TRANSIT 15:08

Azimuth: 281.0° SET 22:02

Set Location

Other stars in Orion