HR1874

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:20 | Tran: 13:11 | Set: 19:01

Alt: 27.23° Az: 226.19° Direction: South-West

HR1874 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1874 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR1874 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 HR1874. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1874 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 35m 21s

Declination -01° 27’ 17”

Hour Angle 02h 39m 43s

Sidereal Time 08h 15m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 34m 04s

Declination -01° 28’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 205.2°

Galactic Latitude -17.84°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.93

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.13

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.55

Temperature 3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1874 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1874. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1874 is distant 842.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 91 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 258.40

Distance (light year) 842.38

Radial Speed 91 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36780

SAO Catalogue SAO132270

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26108

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 950

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1874 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.5° RISE 7:20

Max altitude: 37.1° TRANSIT 13:11

Azimuth: 268.5° SET 19:01

Set Location

Other stars in Orion