HR1093

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:54 | Tran: 12:37 | Set: 15:20

Alt: -19.94° Az: 115.08° Direction: East-South-East

HR1093 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR1093 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR1093 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 HR1093. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1093 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 34m 58s

Declination -30° 59’ 47”

Hour Angle 18h 26m 39s

Sidereal Time 22h 01m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 33m 56s

Declination -31° 04’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 229.23°

Galactic Latitude -54.48°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1093.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.06

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1093 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1093. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1093 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1093 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.2

Secondary star magnitude 6.6

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1093 is distant 138.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 42.48

Distance (light year) 138.49

Radial Speed -33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.062"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD22262

SAO Catalogue SAO194375

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16628

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 1450

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1093 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.0° RISE 9:54

Max altitude: 7.5° TRANSIT 12:37

Azimuth: 239.0° SET 15:20

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax