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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
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HR864

Altitude: 20.5°   Azimuth: 29.8°   Direction: North-North-East

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 skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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.

Image of HR864 star
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);

Key facts about HR864

6.22
Giant

HR864 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 20.5°
Azimuth: 29.8°
Direction: North-North-East

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:

02h 56m 50s
+51° 15’ 38”
142.08°
-6.89°
Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR864 in the sky:

Finder chart HR864 star
Simplified finder chart for HR864.

Visibility of HR864 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR864 is circumpolar and transits at 15:06 UTC (altitude: 89.8°)

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.

207.04 pc
674.95 ly
5 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/year
-0.039 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR864

HR864 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.36
K5III
3691K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR864

SAO23721
SAO23721