HR1986

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:23 | Tran: 12:00 | Set: 17:37

Alt: 32.31° Az: 200.67° Direction: South-South-West

HR1986 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1986 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR1986 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 HR1986. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1986 during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 47m 18s

Declination -04° 15’ 36”

Hour Angle 01h 09m 36s

Sidereal Time 06h 56m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 46m 02s

Declination -04° 16’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 209.24°

Galactic Latitude -16.48°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.06

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1986 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1986. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1986 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1986 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.34

Secondary star magnitude 9.04

Magnitude difference 2.7

Separation 6.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1986 is distant 371.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 113.90

Distance (light year) 371.30

Radial Speed -46 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.068"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38495

SAO Catalogue SAO132515

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27212

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 1235

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4361

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1986 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.3° RISE 6:23

Max altitude: 34.3° TRANSIT 12:00

Azimuth: 265.7° SET 17:37

Set Location

Other stars in Orion