HR1161

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 58.36° Az: 57.73° Direction: East-North-East

HR1161 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1161 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its faintness, HR1161 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 HR1161. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1161 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 51m 21s

Declination +57° 11’ 35”

Hour Angle 20h 20m 09s

Sidereal Time 00h 11m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 49m 19s

Declination +57° 07’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 145.3°

Galactic Latitude 2.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1161.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.46

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.40

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1161 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1161. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1161 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1161 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.46

Secondary star magnitude 7.26

Magnitude difference 0.8

Separation 58.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1161 is distant 530.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 162.87

Distance (light year) 530.94

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23594

SAO Catalogue SAO24244

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17858

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 846

Visibility from Your Location

HR1161 is circumpolar and transits at 16:01 UTC (altitude: 84.3°)

Set Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis