HR1095

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:50 | Tran: 9:53 | Set: 13:57

Alt: -30.38° Az: 108.55° Direction: East-South-East

HR1095 is a double giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR1095 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR1095 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 HR1095. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1095 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 35m 34s

Declination -31° 47’ 26”

Hour Angle 16h 56m 49s

Sidereal Time 20h 32m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 34m 33s

Declination -31° 52’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 230.61°

Galactic Latitude -54.4°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.74

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.4

Temperature 3950K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1095 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1095. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1095 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1095 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.4

Secondary star magnitude 10.2

Magnitude difference 3.8

Separation 1.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1095 is distant 1,381.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 423.73

Distance (light year) 1,381.36

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD22322

SAO Catalogue SAO194379

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16672

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-32 1358

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1095 rise, transit and set times from Keratéa, Grecia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Athens):

Azimuth: 121.8° RISE 5:50

Max altitude: 20.4° TRANSIT 9:53

Azimuth: 238.2° SET 13:57

Name:	Keratéa, Grecia
Latitude:	37° 48' 26.3" N
Longitude:	23° 58' 36.8" E
Timezone:	Europe/Athens

Set Location

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