HR1856

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -13.60° Az: 205.10° Direction: South-South-West

HR1856 is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Pictor.

HR1856 visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its faintness, HR1856 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 HR1856. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1856 during the next 1000 years (0.42 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.28 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 30m 50s

Declination -47° 03’ 36”

Hour Angle 02h 29m 00s

Sidereal Time 07h 59m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 30m 09s

Declination -47° 04’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 253.35°

Galactic Latitude -32.98°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1856.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.46

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.26

Spectral Type G3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.62

Temperature 5890K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1856 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1856. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1856 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1856 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.46

Secondary star magnitude 6.46

Magnitude difference 1

Separation 197.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1856 is distant 142.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 43.73

Distance (light year) 142.54

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.137"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36553

SAO Catalogue SAO217368

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25768

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 1884

FK5 Catalogue 1152

Visibility from Your Location

HR1856 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pictor