HR1868

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:32 | Tran: 14:25 | Set: 20:17

Alt: -35.26° Az: 31.88° Direction: North-North-East

HR1868 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1868 visual magnitude is 5.34. Because of its faintness, HR1868 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 HR1868. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1868 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 34m 48s

Declination -01° 08’ 24”

Hour Angle 13h 42m 11s

Sidereal Time 19h 17m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 33m 31s

Declination -01° 09’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 204.84°

Galactic Latitude -17.81°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1868.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.34

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -3.43

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1868 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1868. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1868 is distant 1,852.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 568.18

Distance (light year) 1,852.27

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36695

SAO Catalogue SAO132255

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26063

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 943

General Catalogue of Variable Stars VV Ori

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1868 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.1° RISE 8:32

Max altitude: 37.4° TRANSIT 14:25

Azimuth: 268.9° SET 20:17

Set Location

Other stars in Orion