HR1951

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:21 | Tran: 0:34 | Set: 8:42

Alt: 61.39° Az: 167.15° Direction: South-South-East

HR1951 is a star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1951 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its faintness, HR1951 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1951. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1951 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 43m 25s

Declination +23° 20’ 12”

Hour Angle 23h 33m 22s

Sidereal Time 05h 16m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 41m 54s

Declination +23° 19’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 184.35°

Galactic Latitude -3.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.59

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.08

Spectral Type B8

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1951 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1951. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1951 is distant 702.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 215.52

Distance (light year) 702.59

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37752

SAO Catalogue SAO77413

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26836

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 1007

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1951 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.7° RISE 16:21

Max altitude: 61.9° TRANSIT 0:34

Azimuth: 293.3° SET 8:42

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus