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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:10 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:42
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HR1072

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 6.78°   Az: 353.18°   Direction: North

HR1072 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1072 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR1072 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.

Image of HR1072 star
DSS2 image of HR1072. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1072 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 34m 24s
+44° 56’ 23”
11h 21m 38s
14h 56m 02s

J2000

03h 32m 39s
+44° 51’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

150.61°
-9.18°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1072.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.41
Sub-giant

-1.99
B2IV
9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1072 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1072. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1072 is distant 1,559.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

478.47
1,559.81
2 km/s
0.011 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO38927
SAO38927

Visibility from Your Location

HR1072 is circumpolar and transits at 12:04 UTC (altitude: 83.5°)