HR1837

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:10 | Tran: 6:33 | Set: 12:52

Alt: -21.49° Az: 308.43° Direction: North-West

HR1837 is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1837 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR1837 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 HR1837. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1837 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 31m 38s

Declination +04° 13’ 17”

Hour Angle 08h 52m 10s

Sideral Time 14h 23m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 30m 19s

Declination +04° 12’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 199.53°

Galactic Latitude -15.91°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1837.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.02

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.27

Temperature 4176K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1837 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1837. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1837 is distant 573.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 176.06

Distance (light year) 573.94

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36217

SAO Catalogue SAO112837

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25785

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 949

General Catalogue of Variable Stars CK Ori

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1837 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.8° RISE 0:10

Max altitude: 42.7° TRANSIT 6:33

Azimuth: 274.2° SET 12:52

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Orion