HR868

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -51.07° Az: 246.66° Direction: West-South-West

HR868 is a variable giant star of spectral class M7 in the constellation of Horologium.

HR868 visual magnitude is 4. Because of its moderate brightness, HR868 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR868. The red arrow shows the motion of HR868 during the next 1000 years (2.25 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.23 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 54m 43s

Declination -49° 47’ 16”

Hour Angle 07h 46m 39s

Sidereal Time 10h 41m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 53m 52s

Declination -49° 53’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 265.46°

Galactic Latitude -57.38°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR868.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -3.44

Spectral Type M7III

Color Index (B-V) 2.11

Temperature 3059K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR868 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR868. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR868 is distant 1,003.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 60 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 307.69

Distance (light year) 1,003.08

Radial Speed 60 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.135 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18242

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13502

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-50 860

General Catalogue of Variable Stars R Hor

Visibility from Your Location

HR868 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Horologium