HR868
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -19.13°
Az: 149.55°
Direction: South-South-East
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR868.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR868.
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR868 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK