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HR1166

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 30.09°   Az: 358.65°   Direction: North

HR1166 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1166 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR1166 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 HR1166 star
DSS2 image of HR1166. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1166 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 54m 13s
+68° 34’ 54”
11h 47m 09s
15h 41m 22s

J2000

03h 51m 41s
+68° 30’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

138.26°
11.18°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1166.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.32
Sub-giant

-0.69
B9IV
11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1166 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1166. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1166 is distant 821.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

251.89
821.16
-4 km/s
0.017 arcsec/y
-0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO12929
SAO12929

Visibility from Your Location

HR1166 is circumpolar and transits at 12:12 UTC (altitude: 72.9°)