HR1954

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:41 | Tran: 14:45 | Set: 22:49

Alt: 27.59° Az: 87.61° Direction: East

HR1954 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1954 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR1954 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 HR1954. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1954 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 43m 36s

Declination +22° 40’ 15”

Hour Angle 19h 05m 19s

Sidereal Time 00h 48m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 42m 03s

Declination +22° 39’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 184.93°

Galactic Latitude -3.96°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.15

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1954 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1954. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1954 is distant 359.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 110.13

Distance (light year) 359.03

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37784

SAO Catalogue SAO77420

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26853

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 996

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1954 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.3° RISE 6:41

Max altitude: 61.2° TRANSIT 14:45

Azimuth: 292.7° SET 22:49

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus