HR1063

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:36 | Tran: 9:25 | Set: 16:14

Alt: 30.53° Az: 40.14° Direction: North-East

HR1063 is a variable giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1063 visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, HR1063 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 HR1063. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1063 during the next 10000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 33m 57s

Declination +48° 06’ 30”

Hour Angle 20h 14m 57s

Sidereal Time 23h 48m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 32m 08s

Declination +48° 01’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 148.68°

Galactic Latitude -6.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.47

Class Giant

HR1063 is also a Mn chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.80

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1063 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1063. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1063 is distant 585.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 179.53

Distance (light year) 585.28

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21699

SAO Catalogue SAO38917

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16470

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+47 847

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V396 Per

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1063 rise, transit and set times from Mirimire, Venezuela are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Caracas):

Azimuth: 41.9° RISE 2:36

Max altitude: 53.1° TRANSIT 9:25

Azimuth: 318.1° SET 16:14

Name:	Mirimire, Venezuela
Latitude:	11° 9' 36.7" N
Longitude:	68° 43' 33.6" W
Timezone:	America/Caracas

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