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HR1887

Altitude: -27.0°   Azimuth: 296.9°   Direction: West-North-West

HR1887 is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Orion.

HR1887 visual magnitude is 4.78. Because of its moderate brightness, HR1887 should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1887 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1887 star
DSS2 image of HR1887. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1887 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1887

4.78
Hypergiant

HR1887 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -27.0°
Azimuth: 296.9°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1887

HR1887 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1887 are provided in the following table:

05h 35m 02s
-06° 00’ 06”
209.56°
-19.71°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1887 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1887 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1887.

Visibility of HR1887 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR1887 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.0°
Max altitude: 32.5°
Azimuth: 264.0°

Distance of HR1887 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1887 is distant 1,862.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

571.43 pc
1,862.86 ly
28 km/s
0.004 arcsec/year
0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1887

HR1887 belongs to spectral class B0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

-4.00
B0V
14924K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1887 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1887. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR1887 star system properties

HR1887 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1887 double sysyem:

4.78
5.68
0.9
36.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1887

SAO132301
SAO132301