HR1016

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:23 | Tran: 22:09 | Set: 1:59

Alt: -13.24° Az: 248.69° Direction: West-South-West

HR1016 is a bright giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1016 visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its faintness, HR1016 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 HR1016. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1016 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 22m 29s

Declination -23° 32’ 49”

Hour Angle 05h 26m 22s

Sidereal Time 08h 48m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 21m 24s

Declination -23° 38’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 215.54°

Galactic Latitude -56.07°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1016.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.52

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -0.03

Spectral Type G6II

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1016 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1016. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1016 is distant 420.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 129.03

Distance (light year) 420.65

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20894

SAO Catalogue SAO168482

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15643

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 1600

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1016 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.5° RISE 18:23

Max altitude: 15.0° TRANSIT 22:09

Azimuth: 246.5° SET 1:59

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus