HR2186

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:06 | Tran: 5:57 | Set: 9:48

Alt: -61.18° Az: 353.59° Direction: North

HR2186 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR2186 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, HR2186 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 HR2186. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2186 during the next 10000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 10m 50s

Declination -22° 46’ 49”

Hour Angle 11h 46m 37s

Sideral Time 17h 57m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 09m 47s

Declination -22° 46’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 229.43°

Galactic Latitude -18.95°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2186.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.04

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2186 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2186. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2186 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2186 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.71

Secondary star magnitude 5.81

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2186 is distant 176.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 54.11

Distance (light year) 176.41

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.08 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.067"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42443

SAO Catalogue SAO171317

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29234

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 1330

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2186 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.8° RISE 2:06

Max altitude: 15.7° TRANSIT 5:57

Azimuth: 247.2° SET 9:48

Set Location

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