HR864
HR864 is a giant star in the constellation of Perseus.
HR864 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR864 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 HR864:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR864
HR864 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR864 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR864 in the sky:
Visibility of HR864 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR864 is circumpolar and transits at 03:02 UTC (altitude: 89.8°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR864
The image below is a photograph of HR864 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 HR864 is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.039 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR864 from the Sun and relative movement
HR864 is distant 674.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR864
HR864 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR864 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
