HR1859

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -49.10° Az: 146.42° Direction: South-South-East

HR1859 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Dorado.

HR1859 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its faintness, HR1859 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 HR1859. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1859 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 26m 52s

Declination -68° 36’ 10”

Hour Angle 17h 32m 16s

Sideral Time 22h 59m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 27m 00s

Declination -68° 37’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 279.07°

Galactic Latitude -32.78°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1859.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.03

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.63

Spectral Type F0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1859. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

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:

Main star magnitude 6.03

Secondary star magnitude 6.23

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 1.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 75.99

Distance (light year) 247.72

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36584

SAO Catalogue SAO249281

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25482

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-68 375

Visibility from Your Location

HR1859 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Dorado