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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:02 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:51
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HR865

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 77.11°   Az: 258.30°   Direction: West-South-West

HR865 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR865 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR865 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 HR865 star
DSS2 image of HR865. The red arrow shows the motion of HR865 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 58m 17s
+47° 15’ 53”
01h 15m 07s
04h 13m 24s

J2000

02h 56m 33s
+47° 09’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

143.97°
-10.53°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR865.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.02
Giant

-2.87
K3
4051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR865 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR865. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR865 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 HR865 double sysyem:

6.02
11.52
5.5
24.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR865 is distant 1,952.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

598.80
1,952.10
-13 km/s
0.004 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

SAO38455
SAO38455

Visibility from Your Location

HR865 is circumpolar and transits at 11:04 UTC (altitude: 85.8°)