HR1016

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

HR1016 visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1016 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 HR1016:

Color of HR1016 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1016 5.52

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1016 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1016

HR1016 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 HR1016 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 21m 24s

Declination J2000 -23° 38’ 07”

Galactic Longitude 215.54°

Galactic Latitude -56.07°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1016 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1016.

Visibility of HR1016 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 113.6° RISE 11:44

Max altitude: 14.9° TRANSIT 15:29

Azimuth: 246.4° SET 19:15

RIGHT NOW HR1016 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1016

The image below is a photograph of HR1016 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 HR1016 is -0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.029 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR1016 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 420.65 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.029 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1016

HR1016 belongs to spectral class G6 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.03

Spectral Type G6II

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature of HR1016 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

Alternative designations of HR1016

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20894

SAO Catalogue SAO168482

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15643

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 1600

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