HR1004

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:21 | Tran: 3:07 | Set: 6:50

Alt: -56.97° Az: 42.90° Direction: North-East

HR1004 is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR1004 visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its faintness, HR1004 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 HR1004. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1004 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 20m 39s

Declination -24° 02’ 04”

Hour Angle 13h 35m 52s

Sideral Time 16h 56m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 19m 34s

Declination -24° 07’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 216.21°

Galactic Latitude -56.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1004.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.61

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.17

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.66

Temperature 3568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1004 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1004. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1004 is distant 1,172.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 359.71

Distance (light year) 1,172.66

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20729

SAO Catalogue SAO168462

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15479

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 1578

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1104

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1004 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.0° RISE 23:21

Max altitude: 14.5° TRANSIT 3:07

Azimuth: 246.0° SET 6:50

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax