HR1866
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 72.11°
Az: 68.87°
Direction: East-North-East
HR1866 is a hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Auriga.
HR1866 visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its faintness, HR1866 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 HR1866. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1866 during the next
10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR1866.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR1866.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1866 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1866.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR1866 is distant 746.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR1866 is circumpolar and transits at 04:33 UTC (altitude: 87.0°)