HR1028

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:05 | Tran: 22:08 | Set: 5:16

Alt: -25.27° Az: 349.72° Direction: North

HR1028 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1028 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR1028 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 HR1028. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1028 during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 25m 32s

Declination +12° 42’ 59”

Hour Angle 11h 21m 54s

Sidereal Time 14h 47m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 24m 10s

Declination +12° 37’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 170.87°

Galactic Latitude -35.66°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.28

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.23

Temperature 4251K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1028 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1028. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1028 is distant 461.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 141.64

Distance (light year) 461.76

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21051

SAO Catalogue SAO93416

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15850

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+12 473

FK5 Catalogue 2241

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1028 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 77.3° RISE 15:05

Max altitude: 51.2° TRANSIT 22:08

Azimuth: 282.7° SET 5:16

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus