HR866

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -45.73° Az: 139.23° Direction: South-East

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.

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

Right Ascension 02h 52m 51s

Declination -62° 48’ 30”

Hour Angle 17h 43m 45s

Sidereal Time 20h 36m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 52m 19s

Declination -62° 54’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 282.43°

Galactic Latitude -49.13°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR866.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.03

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.12

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

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

Distance (parsec) 169.78

Distance (light year) 553.48

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.072 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18185

SAO Catalogue SAO248673

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13387

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 197

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 982

Visibility from Your Location

HR866 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Horologium