HR1961

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:04 | Tran: 5:15 | Set: 13:23

Alt: 23.98° Az: 82.30° Direction: East

HR1961 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1961 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR1961 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 HR1961. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1961 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 44m 49s

Declination +23° 12’ 49”

Hour Angle 18h 39m 24s

Sidereal Time 00h 24m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 43m 19s

Declination +23° 12’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 184.62°

Galactic Latitude -3.43°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1961.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.43

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1961 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1961. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1961 is distant 1,097.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 336.70

Distance (light year) 1,097.64

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37967

SAO Catalogue SAO77450

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26964

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 1015

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V731 Tau

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1961 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.8° RISE 21:04

Max altitude: 61.7° TRANSIT 5:15

Azimuth: 293.2° SET 13:23

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus