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HR1912

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -28.88°   Az: 216.18°   Direction: South-West

HR1912 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Pictor.

HR1912 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR1912 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 HR1912 star
DSS2 image of HR1912. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1912 during the next 10000 years (12.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 34m 13s
-54° 53’ 11”
04h 15m 58s
09h 50m 12s

J2000

05h 33m 44s
-54° 54’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

262.7°
-32.91°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR1912 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1912.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.43
Main-sequence

2.68
F8V
6170K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1912 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1912. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1912 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1912 double sysyem:

6.43
10.03
3.6
54.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1912 is distant 183.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

56.18
183.15
38 km/s
0.072 arcsec/y
0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO234026
SAO234026

Visibility from Your Location

HR1912 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK