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Other stars in Columba
- Phact
- Wazn
- δ Columbae
- ε Columbae
- η Columbae
- γ Columbae
- κ Columbae
- ο Columbae
- λ Columbae
- ξ Columbae
- Elkurud
- μ Columbae
- HR2399
- HR1973
- ν2 Columbae
- HR2411
- HR1958
- HR1877
- π2 Columbae
- σ Columbae
- HR2288
- HR2263
- HR2131
- HR1835
- HR2082
- HR2203
- HR2424
- HR2316
- HR2053
- HR2149
- HR2446
- HR1793
- HR1721
- HR2279
- HR1909
- HR1881
- HR2160
- HR2164
- HR1947
- HR2170
- HR2388
- HR1827
- HR2265
- HR1758
- HR2262
- HR2444
- HR1772
- π1 Columbae
- ν1 Columbae
- HR1972
- HR2390
- HR2005
- HR2329
- HR1981
- HR1915
- HR2323
- HR2368
- HR2009
- HR2445
- HR2393
- HR1766
- HR1966
- HR2431
- HR2068
- HR2407
- HR2098
- HR2043
- HR2353
- HR1680
- HR1888
- HR2069
- HR1699
- HR2017
- HR1730
- HR2055
- HR1838
- HR1797
- HR1715
HR1888
HR1888 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Columba.
HR1888 visual magnitude is 6.53. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1888 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1888:
HR1888 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 3.2°
Azimuth: 150.6°
Direction: South-South-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1888
HR1888 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1888 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1888 in the sky:
Visibility of HR1888 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR1888 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1888
The image below is a photograph of HR1888 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1888 is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR1888 from the Sun and relative movement
HR1888 is distant 931.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR1888
HR1888 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1888 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
