HR487

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -71.16° Az: 243.67° Direction: West-South-West

HR487 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR487 visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its faintness, HR487 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 HR487. The red arrow shows the motion of HR487 during the next 1000 years (4.65 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 40m 44s

Declination -56° 04’ 00”

Hour Angle 09h 55m 04s

Sidereal Time 11h 35m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 39m 47s

Declination -56° 11’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 289.6°

Galactic Latitude -59.66°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR487.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.76

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 6.21

Spectral Type K5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.87

Temperature 5078K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR487 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR487. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR487 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 HR487 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.76

Secondary star magnitude 5.86

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 10.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR487 is distant 26.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 8.15

Distance (light year) 26.56

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.279 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10361

SAO Catalogue SAO232490

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 329

Gliese Catalogue Gl 66 A

Visibility from Your Location

HR487 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus