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 skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1049:

Color of HR1049 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1049 6.32

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1049 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

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 emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1049 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 26m 11s

Declination J2000 -41° 38’ 12”

Galactic Longitude 247.78°

Galactic Latitude -55.3°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1049 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1049.

Visibility of HR1049 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR1049 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1049

The image below is a photograph of HR1049 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). 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.

DSS2 image of HR1049. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1049 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

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.

Distance (parsec) 135.32 pc

Distance (light year) 441.14 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.027 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1049

HR1049 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.66

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature of HR1049 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1049 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1049. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1049

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21473

SAO Catalogue SAO216316

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16015

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 1115

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