HR983

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:54 | Tran: 4:27 | Set: 9:55

Alt: 26.68° Az: 144.46° Direction: South-East

HR983 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR983 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR983 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 HR983. The red arrow shows the motion of HR983 during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 17m 14s

Declination -05° 49’ 43”

Hour Angle 21h 54m 07s

Sideral Time 01h 11m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 16m 00s

Declination -05° 55’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 187.86°

Galactic Latitude -49.63°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR983.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.21

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR983 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR983. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR983 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR983 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.17

Secondary star magnitude 6.37

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR983 is distant 616.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 189.04

Distance (light year) 616.26

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20319

SAO Catalogue SAO130388

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15203

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 636

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1090

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2440

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR983 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.8° RISE 22:54

Max altitude: 32.7° TRANSIT 4:27

Azimuth: 264.2° SET 9:55

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Eridanus