HR1859

HR1859 is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Dorado.

HR1859 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1859 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1859:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1859

HR1859 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1859 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1859 in the sky:

Visibility of HR1859 from your location

HR1859 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1859

The image below is a photograph of HR1859 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1859 is 0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR1859 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1859 is distant 247.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR1859

HR1859 belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a hypergiant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1859 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR1859 star system properties

HR1859 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1859 double sysyem:

Alternative designations of HR1859