HR826

HR826 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR826 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its reltive faintness, HR826 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 HR826:

Color of HR826 ⬤

Magnitude of HR826 6.49

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR826 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR826

HR826 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR826 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 02h 46m 45s

Declination J2000 -21° 38’ 22”

Galactic Longitude 207.44°

Galactic Latitude -63.24°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR826 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR826.

Visibility of HR826 from your location

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

Today's HR826 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.6° RISE 10:56

Max altitude: 16.9° TRANSIT 14:55

Azimuth: 248.4° SET 18:54

RIGHT NOW HR826 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR826

The image below is a photograph of HR826 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 HR826 is 0.091 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR826. The red arrow shows the motion of HR826 during the next 1000 years (1.52 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.15 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR826 from the Sun and relative movement

HR826 is distant 146.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 45.09 pc

Distance (light year) 146.98 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.091 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR826

HR826 belongs to spectral class F3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 3.22

Spectral Type F3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.38

Temperature of HR826 6989K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR826 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR826. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR826

Henry Draper Catalogue HD17390

SAO Catalogue SAO168045

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12964

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 479

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