HR1096

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -59.89° Az: 230.86° Direction: South

HR1096 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Reticulum.

HR1096 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR1096 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 HR1096. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1096 during the next 10000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 33m 20s

Declination -60° 55’ 55”

Hour Angle 08h 27m 08s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 32m 51s

Declination -61° 01’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 275.72°

Galactic Latitude -46.68°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1096.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.81

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1096 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1096. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1096 is distant 428.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 131.58

Distance (light year) 428.95

Radial Speed 31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.08 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD22382

SAO Catalogue SAO248834

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16531

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-61 267

FK5 Catalogue 2256

Visibility from Your Location

HR1096 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Reticulum