HR686

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -14.89° Az: 219.47° Direction: South-West

HR686 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR686 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR686 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 HR686. The red arrow shows the motion of HR686 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 20m 25s

Declination -41° 43’ 56”

Hour Angle 03h 41m 37s

Sidereal Time 06h 02m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 19m 24s

Declination -41° 50’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 257.92°

Galactic Latitude -66.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR686.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.30

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR686 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR686. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR686 is distant 534.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 163.93

Distance (light year) 534.43

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD14509

SAO Catalogue SAO215860

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP10832

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 785

Visibility from Your Location

HR686 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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