HR474

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:31 | Tran: 1:11 | Set: 4:47

Alt: 11.57° Az: 161.30° Direction: South-South-East

HR474 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Sculptor.

HR474 visual magnitude is 6.7. Because of its faintness, HR474 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR474. The red arrow shows the motion of HR474 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 39m 59s

Declination -24° 53’ 48”

Hour Angle 22h 38m 57s

Sidereal Time 00h 18m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 38m 49s

Declination -25° 01’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 204.39°

Galactic Latitude -79.16°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR474.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.7

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.46

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR474 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR474. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR474 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR474 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.7

Secondary star magnitude 12.9

Magnitude difference 6.2

Separation 20.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR474 is distant 578.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 177.30

Distance (light year) 578.01

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10161

SAO Catalogue SAO167199

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP7676

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 670

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1298

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR474 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.9° RISE 21:31

Max altitude: 13.6° TRANSIT 1:11

Azimuth: 245.1° SET 4:47

Set Location

Other stars in Sculptor