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HR1884

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 4.21°   Az: 18.82°   Direction: North-North-East

HR1884 is a supergiant star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1884 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR1884 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.

Image of HR1884 star
DSS2 image of HR1884. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1884 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 38m 37s
+40° 11’ 44”
13h 39m 37s
19h 18m 15s

J2000

05h 36m 52s
+40° 10’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

169.49°
4.41°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1884.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.09
Supergiant

-3.37
G3I
4672K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1884 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1884. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1884 is distant 2,546.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

781.25
2,546.88
-18 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
-0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO40481
SAO40481

Visibility from Your Location

HR1884 is circumpolar and transits at 20:21 UTC (altitude: 78.7°)