HR1982

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:08 | Tran: 7:02 | Set: 10:56

Alt: -48.46° Az: 299.66° Direction: West-North-West

HR1982 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR1982 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR1982 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 HR1982. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1982 during the next 1000 years (-5.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.88 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 45m 28s

Declination -22° 24’ 45”

Hour Angle 09h 25m 45s

Sideral Time 15h 11m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 44m 26s

Declination -22° 25’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 226.76°

Galactic Latitude -24.26°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1982.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 6.39

Spectral Type K2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1982 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1982. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1982 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1982 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.15

Secondary star magnitude 8.65

Magnitude difference 2.5

Separation 96.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1982 is distant 29.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 8.97

Distance (light year) 29.24

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.309 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.353"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38392

SAO Catalogue SAO170757

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 1210

Gliese Catalogue Gl 216 B

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4334

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1982 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.4° RISE 3:08

Max altitude: 16.1° TRANSIT 7:02

Azimuth: 247.6° SET 10:56

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Lepus