HR1163

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:28 | Tran: 12:12 | Set: 21:56

Alt: 5.54° Az: 39.40° Direction: North-East

HR1163 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1163 visual magnitude is 6.57. Because of its faintness, HR1163 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1163. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1163 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 49m 29s

Declination +33° 40’ 36”

Hour Angle 15h 17m 33s

Sidereal Time 19h 07m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 47m 52s

Declination +33° 36’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 160.08°

Galactic Latitude -16.25°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1163.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.57

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.33

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1163 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1163. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1163 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1163 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.57

Secondary star magnitude 10.57

Magnitude difference 4

Separation 3.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1163 is distant 1,239.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 380.23

Distance (light year) 1,239.54

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23625

SAO Catalogue SAO56709

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17735

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+33 717

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1305

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2772

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1163 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.3° RISE 2:28

Max altitude: 72.2° TRANSIT 12:12

Azimuth: 303.7° SET 21:56

Set Location

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