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HR1110

Altitude: -22.0°   Azimuth: 359.6°   Direction: North

HR1110 is a multiple hypergiant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1110 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1110 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 HR1110 is 0.041 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.034 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1110 star
DSS2 image of HR1110. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1110 during the next 10000 years (6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1110

6.16
Hypergiant

HR1110 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -22.0°
Azimuth: 359.6°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1110

HR1110 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 HR1110 are provided in the following table:

03h 39m 25s
+16° 32’ 12”
170.9°
-30.28°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1110 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1110 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1110.

Visibility of HR1110 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 HR1110 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: 73.5°
Max altitude: 55.1°
Azimuth: 286.5°

Distance of HR1110 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1110 is distant 402.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

123.61 pc
402.97 ly
14 km/s
0.041 arcsec/year
-0.034 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1110

HR1110 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

0.70
K0III
4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1110 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1110. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1110

SAO93536
SAO93536