HR871

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -20.86° Az: 148.46° Direction: South-South-East

HR871 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Horologium.

HR871 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR871 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 HR871. The red arrow shows the motion of HR871 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 54m 54s

Declination -50° 46’ 15”

Hour Angle 20h 37m 31s

Sidereal Time 23h 32m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 54m 06s

Declination -50° 52’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 266.92°

Galactic Latitude -56.8°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR871.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.46

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR871 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR871. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR871 is distant 1,112.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 341.30

Distance (light year) 1,112.63

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18265

SAO Catalogue SAO232933

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13518

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-51 683

FK5 Catalogue 2202

Visibility from Your Location

HR871 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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