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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:44 
Transit: 13:02 
Sunset: 21:19
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HR866

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -44.95°   Az: 220.19°   Direction: South

HR866 is a variable giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Horologium.

HR866 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its faintness, HR866 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 HR866 star
DSS2 image of HR866. The red arrow shows the motion of HR866 during the next 10000 years (12.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 52m 52s
-62° 48’ 22”
06h 08m 32s
09h 01m 24s

J2000

02h 52m 19s
-62° 54’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

282.43°
-49.13°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR866.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.03
Giant

-0.12
K1III
4213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR866 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR866. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR866 is distant 553.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

169.78
553.48
17 km/s
0.072 arcsec/y
0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO248673
SAO248673

Visibility from Your Location

HR866 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK