HR1886

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:22 | Tran: 14:50 | Set: 20:18

Alt: 24.21° Az: 221.53° Direction: South-West

HR1886 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1886 visual magnitude is 5.67. Because of its faintness, HR1886 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 HR1886. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1886 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 36m 15s

Declination -05° 59’ 39”

Hour Angle 02h 29m 47s

Sidereal Time 08h 06m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 35m 00s

Declination -06° 00’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 209.57°

Galactic Latitude -19.72°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.67

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -5.63

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.23

Temperature 14354K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1886 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1886. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1886 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1886 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.67

Secondary star magnitude 6.57

Magnitude difference 0.9

Separation 36.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1886 is distant 5,927.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,818.18

Distance (light year) 5,927.27

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36959

SAO Catalogue SAO132298

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26197

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 1233

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2261

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4182

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1886 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.0° RISE 9:22

Max altitude: 32.5° TRANSIT 14:50

Azimuth: 264.0° SET 20:18

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