HR1366

Altitude: 5.2° Azimuth: 96.7° Direction: East

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

HR1366 visual magnitude is 5.86. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1366 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1366:

Color of HR1366 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1366 5.86

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR1366 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 5.2°
Azimuth: 96.7°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1366

HR1366 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1366 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 21m 27s

Declination J2000 -00° 05’ 53”

Galactic Longitude 193.75°

Galactic Latitude -32.85°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1366 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1366.

Visibility of HR1366 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 90.1° RISE 22:37

Max altitude: 38.4° TRANSIT 4:39

Azimuth: 269.9° SET 10:36

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1366

The image below is a photograph of HR1366 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1366 is -0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.123 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR1366 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 467.05 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.123 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1366

HR1366 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.08

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.32

Temperature of HR1366 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

HR1366 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

Alternative designations of HR1366

Henry Draper Catalogue HD27611

SAO Catalogue SAO131140

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20341

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 687

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3152

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