HR1308

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:04 | Tran: 5:52 | Set: 12:35

Alt: -19.73° Az: 315.72° Direction: North-West

HR1308 is a multiple star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1308 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, HR1308 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1308. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1308 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 14m 51s

Declination +08° 57’ 06”

Hour Angle 09h 13m 11s

Sideral Time 13h 28m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 13m 31s

Declination +08° 53’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 183.86°

Galactic Latitude -29.25°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1308.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.51

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.68

Spectral Type A2

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature 8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1308 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1308. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1308 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1308 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.51

Secondary star magnitude 12.81

Magnitude difference 6.3

Separation 54.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1308 is distant 301.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 92.51

Distance (light year) 301.57

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26677

SAO Catalogue SAO111671

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19718

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 651

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3063

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1308 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.0° RISE 23:04

Max altitude: 47.5° TRANSIT 5:52

Azimuth: 279.0° SET 12:35

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

Location

Other stars in Taurus