HR1103

Altitude: -12.7° Azimuth: 29.4° Direction: North-North-East

HR1103 is a variable star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1103 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1103 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 HR1103:

Color of HR1103 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1103 6.5

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR1103 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -12.7°
Azimuth: 29.4°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1103

HR1103 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 HR1103 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 39m 00s

Declination J2000 +20° 54’ 56”

Galactic Longitude 167.43°

Galactic Latitude -27.13°

Constellation Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1103 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1103.

Visibility of HR1103 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 HR1103 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: 69.1° RISE 3:32

Max altitude: 59.4° TRANSIT 11:24

Azimuth: 290.9° SET 19:17

RIGHT NOW HR1103 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1103

The image below is a photograph of HR1103 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 HR1103 is 0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.026 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR1103 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 493.94 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.026 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1103

HR1103 belongs to spectral class A HR1103 is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude 0.60

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.15

Temperature of HR1103 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

Alternative designations of HR1103

Henry Draper Catalogue HD22615

SAO Catalogue SAO76045

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17026

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 602

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1213

In Evidence

Other stars in Taurus