HR1187

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:45 | Tran: 14:50 | Set: 18:54

Alt: -5.65° Az: 243.30° Direction: West-South-West

HR1187 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1187 visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its faintness, HR1187 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 HR1187. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1187 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 49m 42s

Declination -20° 49’ 36”

Hour Angle 04h 48m 04s

Sidereal Time 08h 37m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 48m 35s

Declination -20° 54’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 214.04°

Galactic Latitude -49.27°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.81

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.22

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.64

Temperature 3594K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1187 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1187. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1187 is distant 829.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 254.45

Distance (light year) 829.52

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23978

SAO Catalogue SAO168851

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17798

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 703

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1187 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.8° RISE 10:45

Max altitude: 17.7° TRANSIT 14:50

Azimuth: 249.2° SET 18:54

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus