HR1920

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:13 | Tran: 17:49 | Set: 0:29

Alt: 20.34° Az: 103.93° Direction: East-South-East

HR1920 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1920 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its faintness, HR1920 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 HR1920. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1920 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 39m 23s

Declination +07° 33’ 15”

Hour Angle 19h 33m 26s

Sidereal Time 01h 12m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 38m 01s

Declination +07° 32’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 197.53°

Galactic Latitude -12.59°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.88

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.28

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1920 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1920. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1920 is distant 556.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 170.65

Distance (light year) 556.31

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37320

SAO Catalogue SAO112979

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26487

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 953

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1920 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.4° RISE 11:13

Max altitude: 46.1° TRANSIT 17:49

Azimuth: 277.6° SET 0:29

Set Location

Other stars in Orion