HR1846

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 60.78° Az: 267.72° Direction: West

HR1846 is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1846 visual magnitude is 6.55. Because of its faintness, HR1846 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1846. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1846 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 35m 17s

Declination +42° 07’ 28”

Hour Angle 02h 44m 28s

Sidereal Time 08h 19m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 33m 28s

Declination +42° 06’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 167.51°

Galactic Latitude 4.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1846.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.55

Class Giant

HR1846 is also a Hg chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -4.67

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1846 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1846. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1846 is distant 5,719.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,754.39

Distance (light year) 5,719.30

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36404

SAO Catalogue SAO40426

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26057

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 1218

Visibility from Your Location

HR1846 is circumpolar and transits at 13:57 UTC (altitude: 80.6°)

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga