HR1031

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:50 | Tran: 3:19 | Set: 5:44

Alt: -2.83° Az: 216.44° Direction: South-West

HR1031 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR1031 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its faintness, HR1031 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 HR1031. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1031 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 24m 44s

Declination -32° 37’ 14”

Hour Angle 02h 59m 06s

Sideral Time 06h 23m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 23m 44s

Declination -32° 42’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 231.95°

Galactic Latitude -56.71°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1031.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.5

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.02

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1031 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1031. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1031 is distant 644.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 197.63

Distance (light year) 644.27

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21149

SAO Catalogue SAO194268

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15816

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 1202

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1031 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.6° RISE 0:50

Max altitude: 5.9° TRANSIT 3:19

Azimuth: 237.4° SET 5:44

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax