HR1159

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:09 | Tran: 12:42 | Set: 19:14

Alt: -3.96° Az: 73.76° Direction: East-North-East

HR1159 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1159 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR1159 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 HR1159. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1159 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 47m 30s

Declination +06° 52’ 50”

Hour Angle 16h 58m 58s

Sidereal Time 20h 46m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 46m 09s

Declination +06° 48’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 180.67°

Galactic Latitude -35.81°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.84

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1159 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1159. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1159 is distant 336.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 103.31

Distance (light year) 336.78

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.071"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23526

SAO Catalogue SAO111407

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17595

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 583

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1159 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.1° RISE 6:09

Max altitude: 45.4° TRANSIT 12:42

Azimuth: 276.9° SET 19:14

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus