HR1168

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -68.71° Az: 111.27° Direction: East-South-East

HR1168 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Reticulum.

HR1168 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR1168 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 HR1168. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1168 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 45m 12s

Declination -54° 11’ 42”

Hour Angle 14h 21m 19s

Sidereal Time 18h 06m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 44m 33s

Declination -54° 16’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 265.8°

Galactic Latitude -48.46°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1168.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.84

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1168 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1168. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1168 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 HR1168 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.3

Secondary star magnitude 9.3

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1168 is distant 254.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 78.06

Distance (light year) 254.49

Radial Speed 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.065"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23697

SAO Catalogue SAO233252

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17464

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-54 589

Visibility from Your Location

HR1168 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Reticulum