HR1189

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:12 | Tran: 12:12 | Set: 13:12

Alt: -52.06° Az: 88.85° Direction: East

HR1189 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1189 visual magnitude is 5.4. Because of its faintness, HR1189 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 HR1189. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1189 during the next 10000 years (9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 49m 31s

Declination -37° 32’ 44”

Hour Angle 15h 23m 18s

Sidereal Time 19h 12m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 48m 35s

Declination -37° 37’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 240.17°

Galactic Latitude -51.53°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1189.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.4

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.93

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1189 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1189. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1189 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 HR1189 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.4

Secondary star magnitude 6

Magnitude difference 0.6

Separation 8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1189 is distant 161.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 49.43

Distance (light year) 161.15

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.059 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24071

SAO Catalogue SAO194550

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17797

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 1297

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1189 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.5° RISE 11:12

Max altitude: 1.0° TRANSIT 12:12

Azimuth: 232.5° SET 13:12

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus