HR1102

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 skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1102:

Color of HR1102 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1102 6.39

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1102 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 47°.

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:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 37m 47s

Declination J2000 +15° 25’ 50”

Galactic Longitude 171.46°

Galactic Latitude -31.35°

Constellation Taurus

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

Simplified finder chart for HR1102.

Visibility of HR1102 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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 edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.6° RISE 4:48

Max altitude: 54.0° TRANSIT 12:06

Azimuth: 285.4° SET 19:25

RIGHT NOW HR1102 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1102

The image below is a photograph of HR1102 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 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.

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);

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.

Distance (parsec) 73.96 pc

Distance (light year) 241.12 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -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.

Absolute magnitude 2.04

Spectral Type A5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.17

Temperature of HR1102 8403K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR1102

Henry Draper Catalogue HD22522

SAO Catalogue SAO93524

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16924

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 586

In Evidence

Other stars in Taurus