HR864

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 60.95° Az: 288.73° Direction: West-North-West

HR864 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR864 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR864 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 HR864. The red arrow shows the motion of HR864 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 58m 38s

Declination +51° 21’ 41”

Hour Angle 03h 09m 41s

Sidereal Time 06h 08m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 56m 50s

Declination +51° 15’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 142.08°

Galactic Latitude -6.89°

Finder Chart

Loading map...

Finder chart for HR864.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.36

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.57

Temperature 3691K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR864 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR864. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 207.04

Distance (light year) 674.95

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18153

SAO Catalogue SAO23721

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13732

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+50 665

Visibility from Your Location

HR864 is circumpolar and transits at 11:36 UTC (altitude: 89.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Perseus