HR1322

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:00 | Tran: 5:34 | Set: 12:03

Alt: 20.55° Az: 253.49° Direction: West-South-West

HR1322 is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1322 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR1322 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 HR1322. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1322 during the next 1000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.93 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 16m 48s

Declination +06° 14’ 48”

Hour Angle 04h 18m 17s

Sideral Time 08h 35m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 15m 29s

Declination +06° 11’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 186.68°

Galactic Latitude -30.5°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1322.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 4.68

Spectral Type G0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.59

Temperature 6007K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1322 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1322. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1322 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1322 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.31

Secondary star magnitude 6.91

Magnitude difference 0.6

Separation 64.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1322 is distant 69.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 21.19

Distance (light year) 69.07

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.06 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.116"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26923

SAO Catalogue SAO111698

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19859

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 614

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V774 Tau

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3085

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1322 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.8° RISE 23:00

Max altitude: 44.8° TRANSIT 5:34

Azimuth: 276.2° SET 12:03

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

Location

Other stars in Taurus