HR1040

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 39.39° Az: 318.47° Direction: North-West

HR1040 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1040 visual magnitude is 4.54. Because of its moderate brightness, HR1040 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR1040. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1040 during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 31m 57s

Declination +58° 57’ 50”

Hour Angle 06h 25m 34s

Sidereal Time 09h 57m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 29m 54s

Declination +58° 52’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 142.19°

Galactic Latitude 2.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1040.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.54

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.86

Spectral Type A0I

Color Index (B-V) 0.56

Temperature 6129K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1040 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1040. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1040 is distant 2,469.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 757.58

Distance (light year) 2,469.70

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21389

SAO Catalogue SAO24061

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16281

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+58 607

Visibility from Your Location

HR1040 is circumpolar and transits at 11:58 UTC (altitude: 82.5°)

Set Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis