HR1049
HR1049 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Eridanus.
HR1049 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1049 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of HR1049 is 0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.027 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR1049
HR1049 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -34.2°
Azimuth: 244.1°
Direction: West-South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1049
HR1049 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1049 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1049 in the sky:
Visibility of HR1049 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR1049 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom
Distance of HR1049 from the Sun and relative movement
HR1049 is distant 441.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR1049
HR1049 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1049 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
