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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR1163

Altitude: 28.8°   Azimuth: 71.1°   Direction: East-North-East

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

HR1163 visual magnitude is 6.57. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1163 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 HR1163 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1163 star
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);

Key facts about HR1163

6.57
Main-sequence

HR1163 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 28.8°
Azimuth: 71.1°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1163

HR1163 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1163 are provided in the following table:

03h 47m 52s
+33° 36’ 00”
160.08°
-16.25°
Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1163 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1163 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1163.

Visibility of HR1163 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 HR1163 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: 56.4°
Max altitude: 72.1°
Azimuth: 303.6°

Distance of HR1163 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

380.23 pc
1,239.54 ly
20 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/year
-0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1163

HR1163 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-1.33
B2V
9226K

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

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

HR1163 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:

6.57
10.57
4
3.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1163

SAO56709
SAO56709