HR1188

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:24 | Tran: 4:53 | Set: 13:19

Alt: -11.75° Az: 13.78° Direction: North-North-East

HR1188 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1188 visual magnitude is 5.26. Because of its faintness, HR1188 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 HR1188. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1188 during the next 1000 years (0.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.82 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 51m 48s

Declination +25° 39’ 10”

Hour Angle 12h 59m 59s

Sideral Time 16h 51m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 50m 18s

Declination +25° 34’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 166.1°

Galactic Latitude -21.93°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1188.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.26

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.41

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.21

Temperature 8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1188 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1188. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1188 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1188 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.26

Secondary star magnitude 5.66

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 0.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1188 is distant 192.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 58.96

Distance (light year) 192.22

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.109"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23985

SAO Catalogue SAO76256

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17954

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 624

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1366

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2799

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1188 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.3° RISE 20:24

Max altitude: 64.2° TRANSIT 4:53

Azimuth: 295.7° SET 13:19

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Taurus