HR1103

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:38 | Tran: 3:35 | Set: 11:28

Alt: 42.37° Az: 111.55° Direction: East-South-East

HR1103 is a variable star of spectral class A in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1103 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its faintness, HR1103 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 HR1103. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1103 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 40m 26s

Declination +20° 59’ 42”

Hour Angle 20h 50m 26s

Sideral Time 00h 30m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 39m 00s

Declination +20° 54’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 167.43°

Galactic Latitude -27.13°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1103.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.5

Class

HR1103 is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude 0.60

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.15

Temperature 8571K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1103 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1103. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1103 is distant 493.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 151.52

Distance (light year) 493.94

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD22615

SAO Catalogue SAO76045

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17026

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 602

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1213

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1103 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.0° RISE 19:38

Max altitude: 59.5° TRANSIT 3:35

Azimuth: 291.0° SET 11:28

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus