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HR1908

Altitude: -26.3°   Azimuth: 344.3°   Direction: North-North-West

HR1908 is a giant star in the constellation of Orion.

HR1908 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1908 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1908 is 0.051 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1908 star
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);

Key facts about HR1908

5.94
Giant

HR1908 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -26.3°
Azimuth: 344.3°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1908

HR1908 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1908 are provided in the following table:

05h 37m 04s
+11° 02’ 06”
194.33°
-11.02°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1908 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1908 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1908.

Visibility of HR1908 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 79.0°
Max altitude: 49.6°
Azimuth: 281.0°

Distance of HR1908 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

251.89 pc
821.16 ly
-111 km/s
0.051 arcsec/year
-0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1908

HR1908 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.07
K4III
3677K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR1908

SAO94702
SAO94702