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HR1067

Altitude: -31.7°   Azimuth: 11.4°   Direction: North-North-East

HR1067 is a giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1067 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1067 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 HR1067 is 0.045 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1067 star
DSS2 image of HR1067. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1067 during the next 10000 years (7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1067

5.94
Giant

HR1067 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -31.7°
Azimuth: 11.4°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1067

HR1067 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1067 are provided in the following table:

03h 30m 45s
+06° 11’ 18”
178.04°
-39.07°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1067 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1067 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1067.

Visibility of HR1067 from your location

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

Today's HR1067 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.8°
Max altitude: 44.7°
Azimuth: 276.2°

Distance of HR1067 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1067 is distant 516.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

158.48 pc
516.64 ly
11 km/s
0.045 arcsec/year
-0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1067

HR1067 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.06
G8III
4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1067 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1067. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1067

SAO111230
SAO111230