HR1039

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:03 | Tran: 3:11 | Set: 10:16

Alt: -25.34° Az: 351.57° Direction: North

HR1039 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1039 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR1039 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 HR1039. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1039 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 28m 40s

Declination +12° 49’ 11”

Hour Angle 11h 28m 46s

Sideral Time 14h 57m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 27m 18s

Declination +12° 44’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 171.47°

Galactic Latitude -35.06°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1039.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.19

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1039 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1039. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1039 is distant 340.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 104.38

Distance (light year) 340.29

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21379

SAO Catalogue SAO93439

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16095

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+12 477

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1039 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 77.2° RISE 20:03

Max altitude: 51.3° TRANSIT 3:11

Azimuth: 282.8° SET 10:16

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus