HR1364

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -10.16° Az: 155.84° Direction: South-South-East

HR1364 is a double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Horologium.

HR1364 visual magnitude is 5.34. Because of its faintness, HR1364 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 HR1364. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1364 during the next 10000 years (10.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 20m 03s

Declination -44° 12’ 34”

Hour Angle 21h 43m 12s

Sidereal Time 02h 03m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 19m 16s

Declination -44° 16’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 249.61°

Galactic Latitude -45.32°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1364.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.09

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1364 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1364. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1364 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1364 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.34

Secondary star magnitude 7.74

Magnitude difference 2.4

Separation 70.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1364 is distant 231.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 70.92

Distance (light year) 231.21

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.063 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD27588

SAO Catalogue SAO216749

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20161

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-44 1503

Visibility from Your Location

HR1364 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Horologium