HR1962

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:43 | Tran: 14:13 | Set: 18:43

Alt: 21.24° Az: 190.39° Direction: South

HR1962 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR1962 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR1962 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 HR1962. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1962 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 42m 49s

Declination -16° 42’ 52”

Hour Angle 00h 40m 25s

Sidereal Time 06h 23m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 41m 41s

Declination -16° 43’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 220.74°

Galactic Latitude -22.74°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1962.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.66

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.13

Temperature 12103K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1962 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1962. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1962 is distant 1,220.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 374.53

Distance (light year) 1,220.97

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37971

SAO Catalogue SAO150703

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26821

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 1208

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1962 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.7° RISE 9:43

Max altitude: 21.8° TRANSIT 14:13

Azimuth: 253.3° SET 18:43

Set Location

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