HR1957
Above the horizon.
Rise: 1:42 | Tran: 6:47 | Set: 11:52
Alt: 26.48°
Az: 161.75°
Direction: South-South-East
HR1957 is a variable giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Orion.
HR1957 visual magnitude is 6.52. Because of its faintness, HR1957 is not visible to the naked eye.
DSS2 image of HR1957. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1957 during the next
10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR1957.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
HR1957 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.
Simplified finder chart for HR1957.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1957 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1957.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR1957 is distant 536.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's HR1957 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):