HR1109

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -57.45° Az: 197.48° Direction: South-West

HR1109 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Mensa.

HR1109 visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, HR1109 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 HR1109. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1109 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 29m 06s

Declination -78° 15’ 55”

Hour Angle 08h 29m 27s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 29m 58s

Declination -78° 21’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 293.79°

Galactic Latitude -35.8°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1109.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.7

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.83

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.93

Temperature 4917K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1109 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1109. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1109 is distant 306.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 94.07

Distance (light year) 306.68

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD22676

SAO Catalogue SAO255998

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16290

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-78 101

Visibility from Your Location

HR1109 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Mensa