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HR860

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 24.22°   Az: 349.74°   Direction: North

HR860 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR860 visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its faintness, HR860 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.

Image of HR860 star
DSS2 image of HR860. The red arrow shows the motion of HR860 during the next 1000 years (2.37 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 57m 57s
+61° 37’ 16”
10h 40m 04s
13h 38m 01s

J2000

02h 55m 56s
+61° 31’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

137.21°
2.15°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR860.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.59
Main-sequence

3.48
F4V
6625K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR860 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR860. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR860 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR860 double sysyem:

5.59
11.09
5.5
89.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR860 is distant 86.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

26.47
86.29
29 km/s
0.142 arcsec/y
0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO12517
SAO12517

Visibility from Your Location

HR860 is circumpolar and transits at 17:37 UTC (altitude: 79.9°)