HR1988

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

HR1988 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1988 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 HR1988:

Color of HR1988 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1988 5.95

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1988 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 37°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1988

HR1988 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1988 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 46m 35s

Declination J2000 +01° 10’ 05”

Galactic Longitude 204.32°

Galactic Latitude -13.83°

Constellation Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1988 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1988.

Visibility of HR1988 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 88.8° RISE 7:55

Max altitude: 39.7° TRANSIT 13:59

Azimuth: 271.2° SET 20:03

RIGHT NOW HR1988 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1988

The image below is a photograph of HR1988 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 HR1988 is -0.073 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.148 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR1988 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 138.31 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.073 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.148 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1988

HR1988 belongs to spectral class G4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.81

Spectral Type G4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.78

Temperature of HR1988 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

Alternative designations of HR1988

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38529

SAO Catalogue SAO113119

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27253

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 1126

In Evidence

Other stars in Orion