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HR1090

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -23.98°   Az: 142.49°   Direction: South-East

HR1090 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Horologium.

HR1090 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its faintness, HR1090 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 HR1090 star
DSS2 image of HR1090. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1090 during the next 1000 years (1.62 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.32 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 33m 19s
-50° 17’ 45”
19h 57m 42s
23h 31m 02s

J2000

03h 32m 34s
-50° 22’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

261.29°
-51.65°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR1090 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1090.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.68
Giant

0.81
K2III
4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1090 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1090. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1090 is distant 306.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

94.07
306.68
37 km/s
0.097 arcsec/y
0.079"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO233152
SAO233152

Visibility from Your Location

HR1090 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK