HR814

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -2.48° Az: 171.02° Direction: South

HR814 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR814 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR814 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 HR814. The red arrow shows the motion of HR814 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 44m 18s

Declination -40° 25’ 21”

Hour Angle 23h 12m 43s

Sidereal Time 01h 57m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 43m 20s

Declination -40° 31’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 250.3°

Galactic Latitude -63.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR814.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.23

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR814 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR814. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR814 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR814 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.36

Secondary star magnitude 6.66

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 1.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR814 is distant 547.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.07

Distance (light year) 547.90

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD17098

SAO Catalogue SAO216019

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12708

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-41 769

Visibility from Your Location

HR814 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus