HR1944

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:15 | Tran: 14:38 | Set: 19:01

Alt: -20.14° Az: 266.38° Direction: West

HR1944 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR1944 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR1944 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 HR1944. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1944 during the next 100000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 40m 23s

Declination -17° 50’ 13”

Hour Angle 06h 40m 39s

Sidereal Time 12h 21m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 39m 16s

Declination -17° 50’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 221.62°

Galactic Latitude -23.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1944.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.38

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.63

Spectral Type B7V

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1944 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1944. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1944 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1944 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.38

Secondary star magnitude 7.88

Magnitude difference 1.5

Separation 0.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1944 is distant 1,304.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 400.00

Distance (light year) 1,304.00

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37643

SAO Catalogue SAO150652

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26602

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 1199

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4254

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1944 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.8° RISE 10:15

Max altitude: 20.7° TRANSIT 14:38

Azimuth: 252.2° SET 19:01

Set Location

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