HR1870

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -57.21° Az: 259.67° Direction: West

HR1870 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Pictor.

HR1870 visual magnitude is 5.86. Because of its faintness, HR1870 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 HR1870. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1870 during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 32m 19s

Declination -45° 54’ 28”

Hour Angle 08h 40m 06s

Sidereal Time 14h 12m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 31m 36s

Declination -45° 55’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.02°

Galactic Latitude -32.61°

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Finder chart for HR1870.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.86

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.07

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.35

Temperature 4034K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1870 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1870. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1870 is distant 468.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 143.68

Distance (light year) 468.39

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36734

SAO Catalogue SAO217382

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25887

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-46 1892

Visibility from Your Location

HR1870 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pictor