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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR1193

Altitude: 8.8°   Azimuth: 65.5°   Direction: East-North-East

HR1193 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1193 visual magnitude is 6.83. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1193 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1193 is 0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1193 star
DSS2 image of HR1193. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1193 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1193

6.83
Hypergiant

HR1193 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 8.8°
Azimuth: 65.5°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1193

HR1193 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1193 are provided in the following table:

03h 51m 36s
+22° 01’ 54”
168.97°
-24.32°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1193 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1193 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1193.

Visibility of HR1193 from your location

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

Today's HR1193 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.0°
Max altitude: 60.6°
Azimuth: 292.0°

Distance of HR1193 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1193 is distant 377.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 63 kilometers per second.

115.74 pc
377.31 ly
63 km/s
0.013 arcsec/year
-0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1193

HR1193 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

1.51
K0III
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1193 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1193. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1193

SAO76275
SAO76275