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HR1080

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 52.92°   Az: 336.88°   Direction: North-North-West

HR1080 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR1080 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR1080 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 HR1080 star
DSS2 image of HR1080. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1080 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 42m 32s
+75° 49’ 12”
05h 00m 19s
08h 42m 52s

J2000

03h 39m 24s
+75° 44’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

132.81°
16.2°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1080.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.27
Giant

0.67
G9III
4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1080 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1080. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1080 is distant 428.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

131.58
428.95
28 km/s
-0.015 arcsec/y
0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO4953
SAO4953

Visibility from Your Location

HR1080 is circumpolar and transits at 12:12 UTC (altitude: 65.7°)