HR1970

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:15 | Tran: 7:05 | Set: 12:55

Alt: -39.49° Az: 347.67° Direction: North-North-West

HR1970 is a variable giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1970 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR1970 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 HR1970. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1970 during the next 10000 years (0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 44m 24s

Declination -01° 36’ 11”

Hour Angle 11h 22m 03s

Sideral Time 17h 06m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 43m 09s

Declination -01° 36’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 206.44°

Galactic Latitude -15.9°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1970.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.28

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.47

Temperature 3839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1970 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1970. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1970 is distant 679.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 208.33

Distance (light year) 679.17

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38099

SAO Catalogue SAO132480

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26953

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 1012

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V1197 Ori

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1970 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.6° RISE 1:15

Max altitude: 36.9° TRANSIT 7:05

Azimuth: 268.4° SET 12:55

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Orion