HR1883

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:04 | Tran: 14:54 | Set: 21:44

Alt: 24.08° Az: 255.62° Direction: West-South-West

HR1883 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1883 visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its faintness, HR1883 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 HR1883. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1883 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 36m 37s

Declination +10° 15’ 17”

Hour Angle 04h 15m 56s

Sidereal Time 09h 52m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 35m 13s

Declination +10° 14’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 194.79°

Galactic Latitude -11.82°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.6

Class Giant

HR1883 is also a HgMn chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -2.66

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.12

Temperature 8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1883 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1883. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1883 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1883 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.6

Secondary star magnitude 9.8

Magnitude difference 4.2

Separation 2.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1883 is distant 1,461.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 448.43

Distance (light year) 1,461.88

Radial Speed 35 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36881

SAO Catalogue SAO94671

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26215

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 818

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2251

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4181

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1883 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.7° RISE 8:04

Max altitude: 48.8° TRANSIT 14:54

Azimuth: 280.3° SET 21:44

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HR1883

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Alternative Designations

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