HR1826

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:35 | Tran: 20:17 | Set: 2:02

Alt: -26.16° Az: 59.04° Direction: East-North-East

HR1826 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1826 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR1826 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 HR1826. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1826 during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 30m 11s

Declination -03° 17’ 20”

Hour Angle 15h 21m 45s

Sidereal Time 20h 51m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 28m 56s

Declination -03° 18’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 206.28°

Galactic Latitude -19.83°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.45

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature 10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1826 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1826. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1826 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1826 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.39

Secondary star magnitude 6.69

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1826 is distant 761.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 233.64

Distance (light year) 761.68

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36058

SAO Catalogue SAO132157

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25667

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 1115

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4078

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1826 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.3° RISE 14:35

Max altitude: 35.2° TRANSIT 20:17

Azimuth: 266.7° SET 2:02

Set Location

Other stars in Orion