HR1359

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:19 | Tran: 5:29 | Set: 7:39

Alt: -1.65° Az: 210.86° Direction: South-South-West

HR1359 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1359 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR1359 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 HR1359. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1359 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 19m 58s

Declination -33° 50’ 47”

Hour Angle 02h 32m 28s

Sideral Time 06h 52m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 19m 02s

Declination -33° 54’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 234.86°

Galactic Latitude -45.24°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1359.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.05

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.13

Temperature 8748K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1359 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1359. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1359 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1359 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.37

Secondary star magnitude 8.47

Magnitude difference 2.1

Separation 6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1359 is distant 378.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 116.14

Distance (light year) 378.63

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD27490

SAO Catalogue SAO194923

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20138

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 1626

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1359 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.8° RISE 3:19

Max altitude: 4.7° TRANSIT 5:29

Azimuth: 236.2° SET 7:39

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

Location

Other stars in Eridanus