HR1981

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -28.76° Az: 241.77° Direction: West-South-West

HR1981 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Columba.

HR1981 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR1981 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 HR1981. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1981 during the next 10000 years (8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 44m 19s

Declination -39° 23’ 50”

Hour Angle 05h 52m 38s

Sideral Time 11h 36m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 43m 30s

Declination -39° 24’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 244.95°

Galactic Latitude -29.36°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1981.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.61

Spectral Type F3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature 7044K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1981 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1981. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1981 is distant 174.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.39

Distance (light year) 174.05

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.051 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38385

SAO Catalogue SAO196116

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26981

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 2140

FK5 Catalogue 2430

Visibility from Your Location

HR1981 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Columba