HR1820

HR1820 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Orion.

HR1820 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1820 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 HR1820:

Color of HR1820 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1820 6.41

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1820 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1820

HR1820 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 HR1820 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 28m 01s

Declination J2000 +01° 17’ 53”

Galactic Longitude 201.88°

Galactic Latitude -17.84°

Constellation Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1820 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1820.

Visibility of HR1820 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 HR1820 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: 88.7° RISE 8:00

Max altitude: 39.8° TRANSIT 14:04

Azimuth: 271.3° SET 20:09

RIGHT NOW HR1820 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1820

The image below is a photograph of HR1820 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 HR1820 is 0.018 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1820. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1820 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1820 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1820 is distant 1,160.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 355.87 pc

Distance (light year) 1,160.14 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1820

HR1820 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.35

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature of HR1820 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1820 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1820. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1820

Henry Draper Catalogue HD35912

SAO Catalogue SAO112794

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25582

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 1021

In Evidence

Other stars in Orion