HR1860

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:03 | Tran: 14:53 | Set: 22:42

Alt: 25.97° Az: 270.77° Direction: West

HR1860 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1860 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR1860 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 HR1860. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1860 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 35m 09s

Declination +20° 29’ 23”

Hour Angle 04h 54m 42s

Sidereal Time 10h 29m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 33m 38s

Declination +20° 28’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 185.76°

Galactic Latitude -6.78°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.77

Spectral Type B6V

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1860 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1860. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1860 is distant 799.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 245.10

Distance (light year) 799.02

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36589

SAO Catalogue SAO77255

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26072

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 989

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2132

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1860 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.5° RISE 7:03

Max altitude: 59.0° TRANSIT 14:53

Azimuth: 290.5° SET 22:42

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