HR1176

HR1176 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1176 visual magnitude is 5.66. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1176 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1176:

Color of HR1176 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1176 5.66

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1176 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 20°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1176

HR1176 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 HR1176 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 50m 04s

Declination J2000 +44° 58’ 04”

Galactic Longitude 153.02°

Galactic Latitude -7.22°

Constellation Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1176 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1176.

Visibility of HR1176 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR1176 is circumpolar and transits at 11:03 UTC (altitude: 83.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1176

The image below is a photograph of HR1176 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1176 is -0.028 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1176. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1176 during the next 10000 years (-4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1176 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1176 is distant 346.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 106.27 pc

Distance (light year) 346.44 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.028 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.028 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1176

HR1176 belongs to spectral class G2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.53

Spectral Type G2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.76

Temperature of HR1176 5404K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1176 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1176. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1176

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23838

SAO Catalogue SAO39134

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17932

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+44 801

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

In Evidence

Other stars in Perseus