HR1915

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:57 | Tran: 15:02 | Set: 18:08

Alt: 2.95° Az: 213.21° Direction: South-South-West

HR1915 is a giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Columba.

HR1915 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR1915 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 HR1915. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1915 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 37m 09s

Declination -28° 41’ 36”

Hour Angle 02h 34m 18s

Sidereal Time 08h 11m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 36m 10s

Declination -28° 42’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 232.71°

Galactic Latitude -28.09°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.50

Spectral Type A2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.13

Temperature 8748K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1915 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1915. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1915 is distant 184.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 56.56

Distance (light year) 184.39

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37286

SAO Catalogue SAO170587

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26309

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-28 2298

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1915 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.7° RISE 11:57

Max altitude: 9.8° TRANSIT 15:02

Azimuth: 241.3° SET 18:08

Set Location

Other stars in Columba