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HR1129

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 65.89°   Az: 44.90°   Direction: North-East

HR1129 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1129 visual magnitude is 4.8. Because of its moderate brightness, HR1129 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR1129 star
DSS2 image of HR1129. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1129 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 48m 15s
+63° 25’ 17”
21h 19m 30s
01h 07m 46s

J2000

03h 46m 02s
+63° 20’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

141.1°
6.81°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1129.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.8
Hypergiant

-2.15
G0III
5281K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1129 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1129. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1129 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1129 double sysyem:

4.8
5.8
1
0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1129 is distant 799.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

245.10
799.02
-2 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO12891
SAO12891

Visibility from Your Location

HR1129 is circumpolar and transits at 17:56 UTC (altitude: 78.1°)