HR1973

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:10 | Tran: 15:08 | Set: 17:07

Alt: -24.53° Az: 244.51° Direction: West-South-West

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 09s

Declination -34° 39’ 25”

Hour Angle 05h 46m 40s

Sidereal Time 11h 29m 50s

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 Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.7° RISE 13:10

Max altitude: 3.9° TRANSIT 15:08

Azimuth: 235.3° SET 17:07

Set Location

Other stars in Columba