HR1321

Altitude: -15.1° Azimuth: 58.8° Direction: East-North-East

HR1321 is a variable and multiple sub-giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1321 visual magnitude is 6.93. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1321 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 HR1321:

Color of HR1321 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1321 6.93

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR1321 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -15.1°
Azimuth: 58.8°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1321

HR1321 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 HR1321 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 15m 25s

Declination J2000 +06° 11’ 58”

Galactic Longitude 186.66°

Galactic Latitude -30.5°

Constellation Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1321 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1321.

Visibility of HR1321 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 HR1321 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: 83.8° RISE 5:39

Max altitude: 44.7° TRANSIT 12:09

Azimuth: 276.2° SET 18:38

RIGHT NOW HR1321 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1321

The image below is a photograph of HR1321 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 HR1321 is -0.106 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.107 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1321. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1321 during the next 1000 years (-1.77 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.78 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1321 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1321 is distant 68.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 20.89 pc

Distance (light year) 68.12 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.106 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.107 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1321

HR1321 belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 5.33

Spectral Type G5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.7

Temperature of HR1321 5602K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1321 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1321. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR1321 star system properties

HR1321 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1321 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.93

Secondary star magnitude 7.53

Magnitude difference 0.6

Separation 64.7 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1321

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26913

SAO Catalogue SAO111695

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19855

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 613

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V891 Tau

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3085

In Evidence

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