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public  Vlorë, Albania Vlorë, Albania  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Tirane
Sunrise: 5:13 
Transit: 12:44 
Sunset: 20:14
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HR1053

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -56.86°   Az: 198.91°   Direction: South-West

HR1053 is a hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Hydrus.

HR1053 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR1053 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 HR1053 star
DSS2 image of HR1053. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1053 during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 24m 09s
-69° 32’ 07”
09h 58m 12s
13h 22m 22s

J2000

03h 24m 02s
-69° 37’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

286.07°
-42.15°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1053.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.15
Hypergiant

-0.16
G0V
6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1053 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1053. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1053 is distant 594.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

182.48
594.89
20 km/s
0.029 arcsec/y
0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO248797
SAO248797

Visibility from Your Location

HR1053 is currently not visible from Vlorë, Albania