HR1909

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:03 | Tran: 5:23 | Set: 7:42

Alt: -55.31° Az: 74.00° Direction: East-North-East

HR1909 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Columba.

HR1909 visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its faintness, HR1909 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 HR1909. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1909 during the next 1000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.82 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 36m 10s

Declination -33° 03’ 55”

Hour Angle 14h 43m 00s

Sideral Time 20h 19m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 35m 15s

Declination -33° 04’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 237.44°

Galactic Latitude -29.49°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1909.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.78

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.84

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1909 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1909. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1909 is distant 317.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 97.28

Distance (light year) 317.12

Radial Speed 44 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.109"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37192

SAO Catalogue SAO195986

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26219

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 2414

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1909 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.1° RISE 3:03

Max altitude: 5.5° TRANSIT 5:23

Azimuth: 236.9° SET 7:42

Set Location

Other stars in Columba