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public  Vlorë, Albania Vlorë, Albania  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Tirane
Sunrise: 5:13 
Transit: 12:44 
Sunset: 20:14
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HR87

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -52.64°   Az: 174.63°   Direction: South-South-West

HR87 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Hydrus.

HR87 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR87 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 HR87 star
DSS2 image of HR87. The red arrow shows the motion of HR87 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 22m 32s
-77° 17’ 08”
12h 59m 48s
13h 22m 20s

J2000

00h 21m 28s
-77° 25’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

305.04°
-39.58°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR87.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.97
Giant

-0.68
K3III
3950K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR87 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR87. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR87 is distant 696.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

213.68
696.58
21 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
-0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO255663
SAO255663

Visibility from Your Location

HR87 is currently not visible from Vlorë, Albania