HR1974

HR1974 is a star in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1974 visual magnitude is 6.58. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1974 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1974:

Color of HR1974 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1974 6.58

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1974 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 5°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1974

HR1974 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1974 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 45m 49s

Declination J2000 +40° 30’ 25”

Galactic Longitude 170.11°

Galactic Latitude 6.03°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1974 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1974.

Visibility of HR1974 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR1974 is circumpolar and transits at 17:49 UTC (altitude: 79.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1974

The image below is a photograph of HR1974 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1974 is -0.031 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1974. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1974 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1974 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1974 is distant 200.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 61.39 pc

Distance (light year) 200.12 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1974

HR1974 belongs to spectral class A3

Absolute magnitude 2.64

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.25

Temperature of HR1974 7795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1974 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1974. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1974

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38189

SAO Catalogue SAO40584

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27192

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 1403

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