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HR1954

Altitude: -10.7°   Azimuth: 330.2°   Direction: North-North-West

HR1954 is a star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1954 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1954 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1954 is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1954 star
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);

Key facts about HR1954

6.36

HR1954 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -10.7°
Azimuth: 330.2°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1954

HR1954 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1954 are provided in the following table:

05h 42m 03s
+22° 39’ 37”
184.93°
-3.96°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1954 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1954 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1954.

Visibility of HR1954 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 67.3°
Max altitude: 61.2°
Azimuth: 292.7°

Distance of HR1954 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

110.13 pc
359.03 ly
-21 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/year
-0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1954

HR1954 belongs to spectral class K2

1.15
K2
10125K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR1954

SAO77420
SAO77420