HR1332

HR1332 is a giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1332 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1332 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 HR1332:

Color of HR1332 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1332 5.94

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1332 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 28°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1332

HR1332 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 HR1332 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 17m 19s

Declination J2000 -06° 28’ 18”

Galactic Longitude 199.76°

Galactic Latitude -37.03°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1332 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1332.

Visibility of HR1332 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR1332 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.5° RISE 11:00

Max altitude: 32.0° TRANSIT 16:25

Azimuth: 263.5° SET 21:50

RIGHT NOW HR1332 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1332

The image below is a photograph of HR1332 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 HR1332 is -0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1332. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1332 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1332 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1332 is distant 550.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.92 pc

Distance (light year) 550.68 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1332

HR1332 belongs to spectral class G8

Absolute magnitude -0.20

Spectral Type G8

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature of HR1332 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1332 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1332. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1332

Henry Draper Catalogue HD27179

SAO Catalogue SAO131092

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19996

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 862

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