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HR419

Altitude: 27.3°   Azimuth: 122.6°   Direction: East-South-East

HR419 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Pisces.

HR419 visual magnitude is 6.58. Because of its reltive faintness, HR419 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 HR419:

6.58
Main-sequence

HR419 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 27.3°
Azimuth: 122.6°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR419

HR419 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 HR419 are provided in the following table:

01h 26m 53s
+03° 32’ 07”
139.88°
-58.16°
Pisces

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR419 in the sky:

Finder chart HR419 star
Simplified finder chart for HR419.

Visibility of HR419 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 HR419 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: 86.5°
Max altitude: 42.1°
Azimuth: 273.5°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR419

The image below is a photograph of HR419 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 HR419 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.035 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR419 star
DSS2 image of HR419. The red arrow shows the motion of HR419 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR419 from the Sun and relative movement

HR419 is distant 521.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

160.00 pc
521.60 ly
15 km/s
0.004 arcsec/year
-0.035 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR419

HR419 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.56
B9V
10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR419 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR419. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR419 star system properties

HR419 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR419 double sysyem:

6.58
9.08
2.5
6 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR419

SAO109895
SAO109895