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HR1159

Altitude: 10.8°   Azimuth: 92.7°   Direction: East

HR1159 is a giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1159 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1159 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 HR1159 is 0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.071 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1159 star
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);

Key facts about HR1159

5.91
Giant

HR1159 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 10.8°
Azimuth: 92.7°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1159

HR1159 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 HR1159 are provided in the following table:

03h 46m 09s
+06° 48’ 11”
180.67°
-35.81°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1159 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1159 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1159.

Visibility of HR1159 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 HR1159 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: 83.2°
Max altitude: 45.3°
Azimuth: 276.8°

Distance of HR1159 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

103.31 pc
336.78 ly
-26 km/s
0.019 arcsec/year
-0.071 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1159

HR1159 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.84
G9III
4767K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR1159

SAO111407
SAO111407