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HR1160

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 41.88°   Az: 303.03°   Direction: West-North-West

HR1160 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1160 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR1160 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.

Image of HR1160 star
DSS2 image of HR1160. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1160 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 50m 11s
+50° 48’ 46”
05h 24m 12s
09h 14m 23s

J2000

03h 48m 18s
+50° 44’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

149.16°
-2.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1160.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.14
Main-sequence

-0.16
B8V
9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1160 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1160. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1160 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1160 double sysyem:

6.14
12.34
6.2
7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1160 is distant 593.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

182.15
593.81
-24 km/s
0.014 arcsec/y
-0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO24231
SAO24231

Visibility from Your Location

HR1160 is circumpolar and transits at 11:40 UTC (altitude: 89.3°)