HR1065

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:42 | Tran: 22:24 | Set: 7:09

Alt: 4.58° Az: 49.69° Direction: North-East

HR1065 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1065 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR1065 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 32m 51s

Declination +27° 39’ 19”

Hour Angle 15h 56m 26s

Sidereal Time 19h 29m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 31m 20s

Declination +27° 34’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 161.21°

Galactic Latitude -23.17°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1065.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.92

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

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

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

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:

Main star magnitude 5.96

Secondary star magnitude 6.36

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 11.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 238.10

Distance (light year) 776.19

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21743

SAO Catalogue SAO75970

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16411

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+27 515

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2582

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 62.3° RISE 13:42

Max altitude: 66.2° TRANSIT 22:24

Azimuth: 297.7° SET 7:09

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus