HR1882

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -47.87° Az: 220.46° Direction: South-West

HR1882 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Dorado.

HR1882 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR1882 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 HR1882. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1882 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 30m 25s

Declination -63° 54’ 35”

Hour Angle 06h 32m 43s

Sideral Time 12h 03m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 30m 15s

Declination -63° 55’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 273.48°

Galactic Latitude -33.04°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1882.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.75

Spectral Type F0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.22

Temperature 8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1882 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1882. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1882 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1882 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.19

Secondary star magnitude 11.29

Magnitude difference 5.1

Separation 9.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1882 is distant 399.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 122.55

Distance (light year) 399.51

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.054"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36876

SAO Catalogue SAO249297

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25781

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-64 452

Visibility from Your Location

HR1882 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Dorado