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HR1105

Altitude: 36.7°   Azimuth: 328.4°   Direction: North-North-West

HR1105 is a variable star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1105 visual magnitude is 5.1. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1105 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 HR1105:

5.1

HR1105 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 36.7°
Azimuth: 328.4°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1105

HR1105 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1105 are provided in the following table:

03h 42m 09s
+63° 13’ 00”
140.84°
6.44°
Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1105 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1105 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1105.

Visibility of HR1105 from your location

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

HR1105 is circumpolar and transits at 23:07 UTC (altitude: 78.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1105

The image below is a photograph of HR1105 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 HR1105 is -0.02 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1105 star
DSS2 image of HR1105. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1105 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1105 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1105 is distant 519.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

159.49 pc
519.94 ly
-22 km/s
-0.02 arcsec/year
0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1105

HR1105 belongs to spectral class S3

-0.91
S3
3608K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1105 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1105. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1105

SAO12874
SAO12874