HR1362

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:28 | Tran: 13:55 | Set: 19:22

Alt: -11.64° Az: 274.70° Direction: West

HR1362 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1362 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR1362 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 HR1362. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1362 during the next 1000 years (1.72 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.73 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 21m 53s

Declination -06° 11’ 11”

Hour Angle 06h 43m 42s

Sidereal Time 11h 05m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 20m 38s

Declination -06° 14’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 200.02°

Galactic Latitude -36.2°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1362.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.27

Spectral Type G8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.91

Temperature 4970K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1362 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1362. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1362 is distant 205.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 63.17

Distance (light year) 205.94

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.103 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD27536

SAO Catalogue SAO131129

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20263

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 875

General Catalogue of Variable Stars EK Eri

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1362 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.2° RISE 8:28

Max altitude: 32.3° TRANSIT 13:55

Azimuth: 263.8° SET 19:22

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus