HR1838

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:13 | Tran: 5:05 | Set: 7:57

Alt: -10.29° Az: 233.82° Direction: South-West

HR1838 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Columba.

HR1838 visual magnitude is 6.75. Because of its faintness, HR1838 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1838. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1838 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 30m 03s

Declination -30° 05’ 54”

Hour Angle 04h 26m 29s

Sideral Time 09h 56m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 29m 06s

Declination -30° 07’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.75°

Galactic Latitude -29.96°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1838.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.75

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.73

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1838 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1838. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1838 is distant 522.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 59 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 160.26

Distance (light year) 522.44

Radial Speed 59 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36255

SAO Catalogue SAO195898

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25685

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 2421

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1838 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.1° RISE 2:13

Max altitude: 8.4° TRANSIT 5:05

Azimuth: 239.9° SET 7:57

Set Location

Other stars in Columba