HR1139

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:05 | Tran: 5:14 | Set: 10:19

Alt: 4.92° Az: 246.47° Direction: West-South-West

HR1139 is a star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1139 visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its faintness, HR1139 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 HR1139. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1139 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 44m 44s

Declination -10° 24’ 31”

Hour Angle 04h 32m 58s

Sideral Time 08h 17m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 43m 33s

Declination -10° 29’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 199.05°

Galactic Latitude -46.28°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1139.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.6

Class

Absolute magnitude 2.44

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.22

Temperature 8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1139 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1139. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1139 is distant 139.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 42.92

Distance (light year) 139.91

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23281

SAO Catalogue SAO149132

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17395

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 729

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1139 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.4° RISE 0:05

Max altitude: 28.1° TRANSIT 5:14

Azimuth: 259.6° SET 10:19

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Eridanus