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HR1192

Altitude: 20.2°   Azimuth: 8.5°   Direction: North

HR1192 is a star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1192 visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1192 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 HR1192:

5.8

HR1192 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 20.2°
Azimuth: 8.5°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1192

HR1192 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1192 are provided in the following table:

03h 53m 43s
+57° 58’ 30”
145.22°
3.22°
Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1192 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1192 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1192.

Visibility of HR1192 from your location

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

HR1192 is circumpolar and transits at 10:39 UTC (altitude: 83.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1192

The image below is a photograph of HR1192 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 HR1192 is 0.081 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.096 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1192 star
DSS2 image of HR1192. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1192 during the next 1000 years (1.35 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.60 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1192 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1192 is distant 170.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

52.25 pc
170.32 ly
-5 km/s
0.081 arcsec/year
-0.096 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1192

HR1192 belongs to spectral class A5

2.21
A5
8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1192 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1192. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1192

SAO24276
SAO24276