HR892

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:54 | Tran: 2:43 | Set: 8:27

Alt: 35.09° Az: 192.94° Direction: South-South-West

HR892 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR892 visual magnitude is 5.23. Because of its faintness, HR892 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 59m 57s

Declination -02° 41’ 04”

Hour Angle 00h 42m 16s

Sideral Time 03h 42m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 58m 41s

Declination -02° 46’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 179.79°

Galactic Latitude -51.03°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR892.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.23

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.27

Spectral Type A2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 319.61

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.056"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18543

SAO Catalogue SAO130215

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13874

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 470

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 92.7° RISE 20:54

Max altitude: 35.8° TRANSIT 2:43

Azimuth: 267.3° SET 8:27

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus