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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:58 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:52
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HR1102

Altitude: 4.5°   Azimuth: 289.2°   Direction: West-North-West

HR1102 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1102 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1102 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1102 is 0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.02 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1102 star
DSS2 image of HR1102. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1102 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1102

6.39
Sub-giant

HR1102 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 4.5°
Azimuth: 289.2°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1102

HR1102 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 HR1102 are provided in the following table:

03h 37m 47s
+15° 25’ 50”
171.46°
-31.35°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1102 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1102 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1102.

Visibility of HR1102 from your location

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

Today's HR1102 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.6°
Max altitude: 54.0°
Azimuth: 285.4°

Distance of HR1102 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1102 is distant 241.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

73.96 pc
241.12 ly
33 km/s
0.015 arcsec/year
-0.02 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1102

HR1102 belongs to spectral class A5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

2.04
A5IV
8403K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1102 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1102. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1102

SAO93524
SAO93524