HR1116

HR1116 is a star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1116 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1116 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 HR1116:

Color of HR1116 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1116 6.23

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1116 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 24°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1116

HR1116 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 HR1116 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 39m 38s

Declination J2000 -03° 23’ 35”

Galactic Longitude 189.82°

Galactic Latitude -43.37°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1116 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1116.

Visibility of HR1116 from your location

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

Today's HR1116 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.4° RISE 9:51

Max altitude: 35.1° TRANSIT 15:32

Azimuth: 266.6° SET 21:13

RIGHT NOW HR1116 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1116

The image below is a photograph of HR1116 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 HR1116 is -0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.073 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1116. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1116 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1116 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1116 is distant 335.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 102.77 pc

Distance (light year) 335.05 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.073 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1116

HR1116 belongs to spectral class G5

Absolute magnitude 1.17

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature of HR1116 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1116 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1116. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1116

Henry Draper Catalogue HD22798

SAO Catalogue SAO130639

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17086

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 591

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