HR1866

HR1866 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1866 visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1866 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 HR1866:

Color of HR1866 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1866 5.73

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1866 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 48°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1866

HR1866 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1866 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 36m 35s

Declination J2000 +54° 25’ 44”

Galactic Longitude 157.19°

Galactic Latitude 11.82°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1866 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1866.

Visibility of HR1866 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR1866 is circumpolar and transits at 17:13 UTC (altitude: 87.1°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1866

The image below is a photograph of HR1866 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 HR1866 is -0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR1866 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 228.83 pc

Distance (light year) 746.00 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1866

HR1866 belongs to spectral class M0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.07

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.63

Temperature of HR1866 3608K

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

Alternative designations of HR1866

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36678

SAO Catalogue SAO25276

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26344

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+54 914

FK5 Catalogue 2416

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