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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
sleep   (Nighttime)   What's Visible Now?

HR1108

Altitude: -44.1°   Azimuth: 21.6°   Direction: North-North-East

HR1108 is a giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1108 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1108 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1108 is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.055 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1108 star
DSS2 image of HR1108. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1108 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1108

5.85
Giant

HR1108 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -44.1°
Azimuth: 21.6°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1108

HR1108 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 HR1108 are provided in the following table:

03h 38m 29s
-07° 23’ 30”
194.29°
-45.81°
Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1108 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1108 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1108.

Visibility of HR1108 from your location

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

Today's HR1108 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.4°
Max altitude: 31.1°
Azimuth: 262.6°

Distance of HR1108 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1108 is distant 390.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

119.76 pc
390.42 ly
-30 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/year
-0.055 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1108

HR1108 belongs to spectral class G5

0.46
G5
4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1108 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1108. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1108

SAO130628
SAO130628