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HR1366

Above the horizon.  Rise: 19:21 | Tran: 1:23 | Set: 7:21
Alt: 33.02°   Az: 144.86°   Direction: 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.

Image of HR1366 star
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

04h 22m 43s
-00° 02’ 26”
22h 04m 34s
02h 27m 17s

J2000

04h 21m 27s
-00° 05’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

193.75°
-32.85°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR1366 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1366.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.86
Giant

0.08
K3III
4086K

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

HR 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:

5.86
10.86
5
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.

143.27
467.05
-27 km/s
-0.016 arcsec/y
-0.123"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO131140
SAO131140

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°
Max altitude: 38.5°
Azimuth: 270.0°