HR1366

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:15 | Tran: 13:13 | Set: 19:11

Alt: 34.48° Az: 149.78° Direction: South-South-East

HR1366 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1366 visual magnitude is 5.86. Because of its faintness, HR1366 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 HR1366. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1366 during the next 1000 years (-0.27 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.05 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 22m 45s

Declination -00° 02’ 22”

Hour Angle 22h 21m 57s

Sidereal Time 02h 44m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 21m 27s

Declination -00° 05’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 193.75°

Galactic Latitude -32.85°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.86

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.08

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.32

Temperature 4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1366 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1366. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1366 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 HR1366 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.86

Secondary star magnitude 10.86

Magnitude difference 5

Separation 197.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1366 is distant 467.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 143.27

Distance (light year) 467.05

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.123"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD27611

SAO Catalogue SAO131140

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20341

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 687

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3152

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1366 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 90.0° RISE 7:15

Max altitude: 38.5° TRANSIT 13:13

Azimuth: 270.0° SET 19:11

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus