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HR1357

Altitude: -22.5°   Azimuth: 176.6°   Direction: South

HR1357 is a variable and double star in the constellation of Reticulum.

HR1357 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1357 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 HR1357 is 0.041 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1357 star
DSS2 image of HR1357. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1357 during the next 10000 years (6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1357

6.37

HR1357 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -22.5°
Azimuth: 176.6°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1357

HR1357 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1357 are provided in the following table:

04h 16m 21s
-60° 56’ 54”
272.3°
-42.01°
Reticulum

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1357 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1357 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1357.

Visibility of HR1357 from your location

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

HR1357 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR1357 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1357 is distant 387.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

118.91 pc
387.63 ly
22 km/s
0.041 arcsec/year
0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1357

HR1357 belongs to spectral class A HR1357 is also a EuCrSr chemically peculiar star.

0.99
A
9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1357 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1357. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR1357 star system properties

HR1357 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1357 double sysyem:

6.37
6.87
0.5
0.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1357

SAO248977
SAO248977