HR1198
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 57.52°
Az: 285.88°
Direction: South
HR1198 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Perseus.
HR1198 visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its faintness, HR1198 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 HR1198. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1198 during the next
10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR1198.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1198 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1198.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR1198 is distant 430.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR1198 is circumpolar and transits at 09:48 UTC (altitude: 87.2°)