HR1958

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:45 | Tran: 15:10 | Set: 17:35

Alt: -45.52° Az: 87.48° Direction: East

HR1958 is a giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Columba.

HR1958 visual magnitude is 5.45. Because of its faintness, HR1958 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 HR1958. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1958 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 40m 46s

Declination -32° 37’ 01”

Hour Angle 15h 44m 49s

Sidereal Time 21h 25m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 39m 49s

Declination -32° 37’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 237.23°

Galactic Latitude -28.44°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.45

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.11

Spectral Type G6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.92

Temperature 4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1958 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1958. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1958 is distant 381.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 117.10

Distance (light year) 381.73

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37811

SAO Catalogue SAO196061

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26649

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-32 2479

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1958 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.6° RISE 12:45

Max altitude: 5.9° TRANSIT 15:10

Azimuth: 237.4° SET 17:35

Set Location

Other stars in Columba