HR892

HR892 is a double sub-giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR892 visual magnitude is 5.23. Because of its reltive faintness, HR892 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR892:

Color of HR892 ⬤

Magnitude of HR892 5.23

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR892 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR892

HR892 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR892 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 02h 58m 41s

Declination J2000 -02° 46’ 57”

Galactic Longitude 179.79°

Galactic Latitude -51.03°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR892 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR892.

Visibility of HR892 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR892 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.8° RISE 9:51

Max altitude: 35.7° TRANSIT 15:35

Azimuth: 267.2° SET 21:19

RIGHT NOW HR892 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR892

The image below is a photograph of HR892 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR892 is -0.03 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.056 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR892. The red arrow shows the motion of HR892 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR892 from the Sun and relative movement

HR892 is distant 319.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 98.04 pc

Distance (light year) 319.61 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.056 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR892

HR892 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.27

Spectral Type A2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature of HR892 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR892 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR892. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR892 star system properties

HR892 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR892 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.23

Secondary star magnitude 12.53

Magnitude difference 7.3

Separation 2.7 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR892

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18543

SAO Catalogue SAO130215

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13874

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 470

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