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HR1094

Altitude: 21.5°   Azimuth: 17.8°   Direction: North-North-East

HR1094 is a star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1094 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1094 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1094:

6.3

HR1094 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 21.5°
Azimuth: 17.8°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1094

HR1094 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1094 are provided in the following table:

03h 38m 19s
+56° 55’ 58”
144.23°
1.13°
Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1094 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1094 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1094.

Visibility of HR1094 from your location

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

HR1094 is circumpolar and transits at 10:20 UTC (altitude: 84.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1094

The image below is a photograph of HR1094 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1094 is 0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.032 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1094 star
DSS2 image of HR1094. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1094 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1094 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1094 is distant 557.26 light years from the Sun

170.94 pc
557.26 ly
0.022 arcsec/year
-0.032 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1094

HR1094 belongs to spectral class B9

0.14
B9
12103K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1094 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1094. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1094

SAO24133
SAO24133