HR1050

HR1050 is a giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1050 visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1050 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 HR1050:

Color of HR1050 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1050 5.73

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1050 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1050

HR1050 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1050 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 28m 00s

Declination J2000 -11° 17’ 12”

Galactic Longitude 197.35°

Galactic Latitude -50.01°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1050 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1050.

Visibility of HR1050 from your location

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

Today's HR1050 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.3° RISE 6:45

Max altitude: 27.2° TRANSIT 11:45

Azimuth: 258.7° SET 16:45

RIGHT NOW HR1050 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1050

The image below is a photograph of HR1050 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 HR1050 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.049 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1050. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1050 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1050 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1050 is distant 340.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 104.38 pc

Distance (light year) 340.29 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.049 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1050

HR1050 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.64

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature of HR1050 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1050 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1050. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1050

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21530

SAO Catalogue SAO148972

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16142

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 667

In Evidence

Other stars in Eridanus