HR1316

HR1316 is a giant star in the constellation of Horologium.

HR1316 visual magnitude is 6.71. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1316 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1316:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1316

HR1316 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1316 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1316 in the sky:

Visibility of HR1316 from your location

HR1316 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1316

The image below is a photograph of HR1316 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1316 is 0.045 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR1316 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1316 is distant 1,105.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR1316

HR1316 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1316 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR1316