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public  Xinjiezi, China Xinjiezi, China  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 6:28 
Transit: 13:15 
Sunset: 20:03
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HR1986

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:14 | Tran: 12:08 | Set: 17:59
Alt: -1.55°   Az: 266.02°   Direction: 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.

Image of HR1986 star
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

05h 47m 18s
-04° 15’ 36”
05h 58m 59s
11h 46m 18s

J2000

05h 46m 02s
-04° 16’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

209.24°
-16.48°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.34
Giant

1.06
K1III
4626K

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

HR 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:

6.34
9.04
2.7
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.

113.90
371.30
-46 km/s
-0.068"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO132515
SAO132515

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1986 rise, transit and set times from Xinjiezi, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 94.3°
Max altitude: 61.1°
Azimuth: 265.7°