HR1062

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:47 | Tran: 4:44 | Set: 9:37

Alt: 20.44° Az: 147.33° Direction: South-South-East

HR1062 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1062 visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its faintness, HR1062 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 HR1062. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1062 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 30m 46s

Declination -12° 35’ 27”

Hour Angle 21h 55m 07s

Sideral Time 01h 25m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 29m 35s

Declination -12° 40’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 199.55°

Galactic Latitude -50.32°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1062.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.59

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.04

Spectral Type A5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.17

Temperature 8403K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1062 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1062. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1062 is distant 420.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 128.87

Distance (light year) 420.10

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21688

SAO Catalogue SAO148985

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16263

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 662

FK5 Catalogue 2246

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1062 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.6° RISE 23:47

Max altitude: 25.9° TRANSIT 4:44

Azimuth: 257.4° SET 9:37

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Eridanus