HR1984

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -8.92° Az: 165.59° Direction: South-South-East

HR1984 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Pictor.

HR1984 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR1984 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 HR1984. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1984 during the next 1000 years (0.48 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.52 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 44m 23s

Declination -45° 49’ 24”

Hour Angle 22h 37m 22s

Sideral Time 04h 21m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 43m 41s

Declination -45° 49’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.25°

Galactic Latitude -30.51°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1984.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.83

Spectral Type A9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.29

Temperature 7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1984 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1984. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1984 is distant 266.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 81.70

Distance (light year) 266.34

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.091"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38458

SAO Catalogue SAO217497

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27001

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 2131

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2613

Visibility from Your Location

HR1984 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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

Location

Other stars in Pictor