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TimezoneEurope/London
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Transit: 12:53 
Sunset: 19:03
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HR1043

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 24.57°   Az: 341.11°   Direction: North-North-West

HR1043 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1043 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR1043 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.

Image of HR1043 star
DSS2 image of HR1043. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1043 during the next 10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 32m 11s
+59° 26’ 57”
09h 38m 22s
13h 10m 34s

J2000

03h 30m 11s
+59° 21’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

141.94°
2.49°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR1043 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1043.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.13
Main-sequence

1.06
A2V
9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1043 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1043. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1043 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1043 double sysyem:

6.13
7.53
1.4
2.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1043 is distant 337.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

103.41
337.13
11 km/s
0.036 arcsec/y
-0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO24062
SAO24062

Visibility from Your Location

HR1043 is circumpolar and transits at 03:38 UTC (altitude: 82.0°)