HR1198

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:26 | Tran: 8:52 | Set: 12:22

Alt: -23.58° Az: 314.11° Direction: North-West

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

Right Ascension 03h 55m 30s

Declination +48° 43’ 27”

Hour Angle 06h 16m 11s

Sidereal Time 10h 11m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 53m 38s

Declination +48° 39’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 151.15°

Galactic Latitude -3.98°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.76

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.16

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1198 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.

Distance (parsec) 131.93

Distance (light year) 430.08

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24240

SAO Catalogue SAO39175

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18212

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+48 1015

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1198 rise, transit and set times from Brunswick Heads, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 41.3° RISE 5:26

Max altitude: 12.7° TRANSIT 8:52

Azimuth: 318.7° SET 12:22

Name:	Brunswick Heads, Australia
Latitude:	28° 32' 29.4" S
Longitude:	153° 32' 52.8" E
Timezone:	Australia/Sydney

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