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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:58 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:52
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HR1065

Altitude: 63.0°   Azimuth: 213.8°   Direction: South-West

HR1065 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1065 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1065 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1065 is 0.041 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.029 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1065 star
DSS2 image of HR1065. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1065 during the next 10000 years (6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1065

5.96
Main-sequence

HR1065 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 63.0°
Azimuth: 213.8°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1065

HR1065 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 HR1065 are provided in the following table:

03h 31m 20s
+27° 34’ 18”
161.21°
-23.17°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1065 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1065 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1065.

Visibility of HR1065 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR1065 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.4°
Max altitude: 66.1°
Azimuth: 297.6°

Distance of HR1065 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1065 is distant 776.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

238.10 pc
776.19 ly
6 km/s
0.041 arcsec/year
-0.029 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1065

HR1065 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.92
A2V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1065 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1065. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR1065 star system properties

HR1065 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1065 double sysyem:

5.96
6.36
0.4
11.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1065

SAO75970
SAO75970