HR1300

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:57 | Tran: 11:05 | Set: 15:13

Alt: 5.00° Az: 228.03° Direction: South

HR1300 is a star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1300 visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, HR1300 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 HR1300. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1300 during the next 10000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 12m 43s

Declination -20° 17’ 30”

Hour Angle 03h 28m 36s

Sidereal Time 07h 41m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 11m 36s

Declination -20° 21’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 215.72°

Galactic Latitude -43.99°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.79

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.37

Spectral Type A2

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1300 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1300. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1300 is distant 249.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 76.57

Distance (light year) 249.62

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26591

SAO Catalogue SAO169206

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19571

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 801

FK5 Catalogue 2302

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1300 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.3° RISE 6:57

Max altitude: 18.2° TRANSIT 11:05

Azimuth: 249.7° SET 15:13

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus