HR1877

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:27 | Tran: 5:36 | Set: 5:45

Alt: -27.27° Az: 241.51° Direction: West-South-West

HR1877 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Columba.

HR1877 visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its faintness, HR1877 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 HR1877. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1877 during the next 10000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 33m 41s

Declination -38° 29’ 49”

Hour Angle 05h 46m 24s

Sideral Time 11h 20m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 32m 51s

Declination -38° 30’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 243.44°

Galactic Latitude -31.2°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1877.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.48

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.86

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1877 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1877. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1877 is distant 172.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 52.85

Distance (light year) 172.30

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36848

SAO Catalogue SAO195948

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25993

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 2085

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1877 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 128.5° RISE 5:27

Max altitude: 0.0° TRANSIT 5:36

Azimuth: 231.5° SET 5:45

Set Location

Other stars in Columba