HR1053

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -69.24° Az: 158.44° Direction: South

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.

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

Right Ascension 03h 24m 09s

Declination -69° 32’ 07”

Hour Angle 13h 27m 30s

Sidereal Time 16h 51m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 24m 02s

Declination -69° 37’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 286.07°

Galactic Latitude -42.15°

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Finder chart for HR1053.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.16

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

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

Distance (parsec) 182.48

Distance (light year) 594.89

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21563

SAO Catalogue SAO248797

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15840

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-70 230

Visibility from Your Location

HR1053 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Hydrus