HR857

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:48 | Tran: 2:44 | Set: 7:37

Alt: -48.91° Az: 25.21° Direction: North-North-East

HR857 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR857 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR857 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 HR857. The red arrow shows the motion of HR857 during the next 1000 years (6.57 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.92 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 53m 43s

Declination -12° 40’ 08”

Hour Angle 13h 06m 41s

Sideral Time 16h 00m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 52m 32s

Declination -12° 46’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 192.06°

Galactic Latitude -58.26°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR857.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 5.96

Spectral Type K2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.87

Temperature 5078K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR857 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR857. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR857 is distant 33.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10.38

Distance (light year) 33.84

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.394 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.175"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD17925

SAO Catalogue SAO148647

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13402

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 544

Gliese Catalogue Gl 117

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 975

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR857 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.7° RISE 21:48

Max altitude: 25.9° TRANSIT 2:44

Azimuth: 257.3° SET 7:37

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus