HR807

HR807 is a giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR807 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its reltive faintness, HR807 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR807:

Color of HR807 ⬤

Magnitude of HR807 6.1

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR807 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR807

HR807 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR807 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 02h 42m 08s

Declination J2000 -46° 31’ 27”

Galactic Longitude 261.96°

Galactic Latitude -60.83°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR807 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR807.

Visibility of HR807 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR807 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR807

The image below is a photograph of HR807 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR807 is 0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.1 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR807. The red arrow shows the motion of HR807 during the next 1000 years (0.25 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR807 from the Sun and relative movement

HR807 is distant 133.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 40.87 pc

Distance (light year) 133.22 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.1 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR807

HR807 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 3.04

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature of HR807 5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR807 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR807. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR807

Henry Draper Catalogue HD17006

SAO Catalogue SAO216013

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12611

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 832

FK5 Catalogue 2189

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