HR1917

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -69.14° Az: 220.24° Direction: South-West

HR1917 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Dorado.

HR1917 visual magnitude is 5.34. Because of its faintness, HR1917 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 HR1917. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1917 during the next 10000 years (6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 33m 07s

Declination -64° 12’ 39”

Hour Angle 09h 52m 20s

Sidereal Time 15h 25m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 32m 59s

Declination -64° 13’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 273.8°

Galactic Latitude -32.72°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1917.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.08

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1917 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1917. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1917 is distant 231.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 71.07

Distance (light year) 231.70

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37297

SAO Catalogue SAO249309

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26001

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-64 456

FK5 Catalogue 2418

Visibility from Your Location

HR1917 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Dorado