HR858

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:58 | Tran: 2:48 | Set: 5:34

Alt: -1.17° Az: 142.62° Direction: South-East

HR858 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR858 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR858 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 HR858. The red arrow shows the motion of HR858 during the next 1000 years (-1.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.77 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 52m 58s

Declination -30° 42’ 49”

Hour Angle 21h 00m 21s

Sideral Time 23h 53m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 51m 55s

Declination -30° 48’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 228.14°

Galactic Latitude -63.47°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR858.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.87

Spectral Type F8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR858 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR858. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR858 is distant 104.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 32.07

Distance (light year) 104.55

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.116 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.106"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD17926

SAO Catalogue SAO193951

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13363

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 1148

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR858 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.7° RISE 23:58

Max altitude: 7.8° TRANSIT 2:48

Azimuth: 239.3° SET 5:34

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax