HR1095

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

HR1095 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1095 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 HR1095:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1095

HR1095 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1095 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1095 in the sky:

Visibility of HR1095 from your location

Today's HR1095 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1095

The image below is a photograph of HR1095 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 HR1095 is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR1095 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Spectral properties of HR1095

HR1095 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

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

HR1095 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:

Alternative designations of HR1095