HR1973

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:15 | Tran: 10:50 | Set: 18:20

Alt: 7.97° Az: 125.54° Direction: South-East

HR1973 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Columba.

HR1973 visual magnitude is 5.29. Because of its faintness, HR1973 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 HR1973. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1973 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 43m 10s

Declination -34° 39’ 25”

Hour Angle 17h 13m 44s

Sidereal Time 22h 56m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 42m 15s

Declination -34° 40’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.62°

Galactic Latitude -28.49°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1973.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.29

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.06

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.05

Temperature 10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1973 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1973. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1973 is distant 362.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.23

Distance (light year) 362.63

Radial Speed 35 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38170

SAO Catalogue SAO196098

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26868

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 2401

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1973 rise, transit and set times from South Grafton, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 124.7° RISE 3:15

Max altitude: 85.1° TRANSIT 10:50

Azimuth: 235.3° SET 18:20

Name:	South Grafton, Australia
Latitude:	29° 42' 27.4" S
Longitude:	152° 55' 33.6" E
Timezone:	Australia/Sydney

Set Location

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