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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR1344

Altitude: 14.1°   Azimuth: 55.9°   Direction: North-East

HR1344 is a star in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1344 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1344 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1344 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1344 star
DSS2 image of HR1344. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1344 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1344

6.16

HR1344 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 14.1°
Azimuth: 55.9°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1344

HR1344 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1344 are provided in the following table:

04h 20m 09s
+31° 57’ 11”
166.35°
-12.81°
Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1344 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1344 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1344.

Visibility of HR1344 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 HR1344 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: 58.0°
Max altitude: 70.5°
Azimuth: 302.0°

Distance of HR1344 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1344 is distant 819.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

251.26 pc
819.10 ly
-18 km/s
0.002 arcsec/year
-0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1344

HR1344 belongs to spectral class K5

-0.84
K5
3503K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1344 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1344. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1344

SAO57166
SAO57166