HR1185

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:23 | Tran: 13:25 | Set: 21:26

Alt: -6.71° Az: 40.38° Direction: North-East

HR1185 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1185 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR1185 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 HR1185. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1185 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 51m 24s

Declination +22° 19’ 11”

Hour Angle 14h 56m 17s

Sidereal Time 18h 47m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 49m 54s

Declination +22° 14’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 168.5°

Galactic Latitude -24.44°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.10

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature 10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1185 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1185. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1185 is distant 321.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 98.62

Distance (light year) 321.50

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.037"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23950

SAO Catalogue SAO76250

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17921

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 535

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1185 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.7° RISE 5:23

Max altitude: 60.8° TRANSIT 13:25

Azimuth: 292.3° SET 21:26

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus