HR1106

HR1106 is a giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1106 visual magnitude is 4.58. Because of its moderate brightness, HR1106 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1106:

Color of HR1106 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1106 4.58

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1106 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1106

HR1106 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1106 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 37m 05s

Declination J2000 -40° 16’ 28”

Galactic Longitude 244.85°

Galactic Latitude -53.51°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1106 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1106.

Visibility of HR1106 from your location

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

HR1106 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1106

The image below is a photograph of HR1106 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 HR1106 is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1106. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1106 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1106 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1106 is distant 219.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 67.20 pc

Distance (light year) 219.09 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.03 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1106

HR1106 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.44

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature of HR1106 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1106 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1106. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1106

Henry Draper Catalogue HD22663

SAO Catalogue SAO216405

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16870

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-40 1008

FK5 Catalogue 130

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