HR387

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:32 | Tran: 8:15 | Set: 13:57

Alt: -18.22° Az: 288.76° Direction: South

HR387 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR387 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR387 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 HR387. The red arrow shows the motion of HR387 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 21m 52s

Declination -03° 06’ 50”

Hour Angle 07h 42m 59s

Sidereal Time 09h 04m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 20m 34s

Declination -03° 14’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 140.45°

Galactic Latitude -65.12°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.23

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.18

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR387 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR387. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR387 is distant 528.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 162.07

Distance (light year) 528.36

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD8120

SAO Catalogue SAO129239

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6283

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 185

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR387 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.1° RISE 2:32

Max altitude: 35.4° TRANSIT 8:15

Azimuth: 266.9° SET 13:57

Set Location

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