HR1938

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:41 | Tran: 19:57 | Set: 5:18

Alt: 69.85° Az: 175.72° Direction: South

HR1938 is a variable giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1938 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR1938 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 HR1938. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1938 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 42m 13s

Declination +31° 22’ 09”

Hour Angle 23h 53m 06s

Sidereal Time 05h 35m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 40m 35s

Declination +31° 21’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 177.37°

Galactic Latitude 0.35°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.10

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1938 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1938. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1938 is distant 502.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 154.08

Distance (light year) 502.31

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37519

SAO Catalogue SAO58319

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26712

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+31 1048

FK5 Catalogue 2425

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2537

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1938 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.6° RISE 10:41

Max altitude: 69.9° TRANSIT 19:57

Azimuth: 301.4° SET 5:18

Set Location

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