HR1056
HR1056 is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Perseus.
HR1056 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1056 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 HR1056:
HR1056 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 86.8°
Azimuth: 225.9°
Direction: South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1056
HR1056 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1056 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1056 in the sky:

Visibility of HR1056 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR1056 is circumpolar and transits at 22:33 UTC (altitude: 87.7°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1056
The image below is a photograph of HR1056 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 HR1056 is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR1056 from the Sun and relative movement
HR1056 is distant 467.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR1056
HR1056 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 HR1056 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
