HR1988

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:11 | Tran: 13:15 | Set: 19:19

Alt: 11.65° Az: 256.98° Direction: West-South-West

HR1988 is a main-sequence star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1988 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR1988 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 HR1988. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1988 during the next 1000 years (-1.22 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.47 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 47m 53s

Declination +01° 10’ 33”

Hour Angle 04h 50m 32s

Sidereal Time 10h 38m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 46m 35s

Declination +01° 10’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 204.32°

Galactic Latitude -13.83°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1988.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.81

Spectral Type G4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.78

Temperature 5342K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1988 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1988. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1988 is distant 138.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 42.43

Distance (light year) 138.31

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.073 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.148"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38529

SAO Catalogue SAO113119

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27253

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 1126

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1988 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.8° RISE 7:11

Max altitude: 39.7° TRANSIT 13:15

Azimuth: 271.2° SET 19:19

Set Location

Other stars in Orion