HR1923

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:03 | Tran: 14:37 | Set: 20:11

Alt: -42.43° Az: 345.11° Direction: North-North-West

HR1923 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1923 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR1923 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 HR1923. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1923 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 39m 08s

Declination -04° 48’ 01”

Hour Angle 11h 16m 06s

Sidereal Time 16h 55m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 37m 53s

Declination -04° 48’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 208.78°

Galactic Latitude -18.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1923.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.49

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1923 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1923. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1923 is distant 1,120.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 343.64

Distance (light year) 1,120.27

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37356

SAO Catalogue SAO132387

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26477

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 1196

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2483

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1923 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.8° RISE 9:03

Max altitude: 33.7° TRANSIT 14:37

Azimuth: 265.2° SET 20:11

Set Location

Other stars in Orion