HR1098

HR1098 is a giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1098 visual magnitude is 5.57. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1098 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 HR1098:

Color of HR1098 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1098 5.57

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1098 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1098

HR1098 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1098 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 35m 57s

Declination J2000 -11° 11’ 36”

Galactic Longitude 198.66°

Galactic Latitude -48.26°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1098 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1098.

Visibility of HR1098 from your location

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

Today's HR1098 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.2° RISE 10:35

Max altitude: 27.3° TRANSIT 15:36

Azimuth: 258.8° SET 20:37

RIGHT NOW HR1098 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1098

The image below is a photograph of HR1098 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 HR1098 is 0.03 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.084 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1098. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1098 during the next 10000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 14.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1098 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1098 is distant 379.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 116.28 pc

Distance (light year) 379.07 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 37 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.03 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.084 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1098

HR1098 belongs to spectral class G7

Absolute magnitude 0.24

Spectral Type G7

Color Index (B-V) 0.91

Temperature of HR1098 4970K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1098 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1098. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1098

Henry Draper Catalogue HD22409

SAO Catalogue SAO149057

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16780

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 696

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