HR186

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -65.67° Az: 126.95° Direction: South-East

HR186 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR186 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, HR186 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 HR186. The red arrow shows the motion of HR186 during the next 1000 years (4.25 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.75 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 43m 47s

Declination -60° 07’ 37”

Hour Angle 14h 45m 29s

Sidereal Time 15h 29m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 42m 41s

Declination -60° 15’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 304.92°

Galactic Latitude -56.83°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR186.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.98

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.67

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.32

Temperature 4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR186 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR186. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR186 is distant 237.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 72.83

Distance (light year) 237.44

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.255 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4088

SAO Catalogue SAO248238

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3352

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 48

Visibility from Your Location

HR186 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana