HR1020

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 75.48° Az: 289.34° Direction: West-North-West

HR1020 is a giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1020 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, HR1020 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1020. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1020 during the next 10000 years (14.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 27m 43s

Declination +54° 00’ 33”

Hour Angle 01h 34m 56s

Sidereal Time 05h 02m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 25m 48s

Declination +53° 55’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 144.5°

Galactic Latitude -2.36°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1020.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.51

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.05

Spectral Type A9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.29

Temperature 7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1020 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1020. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1020 is distant 253.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 77.88

Distance (light year) 253.89

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.088 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21004

SAO Catalogue SAO24024

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15979

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 657

Visibility from Your Location

HR1020 is circumpolar and transits at 11:34 UTC (altitude: 87.5°)

Set Location

Other stars in Perseus