HR1200

HR1200 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1200 visual magnitude is 6.86. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1200 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 HR1200:

Color of HR1200 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1200 6.86

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1200 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1200

HR1200 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1200 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 50m 37s

Declination J2000 -36° 25’ 31”

Galactic Longitude 238.24°

Galactic Latitude -51.16°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1200 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1200.

Visibility of HR1200 from your location

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

Today's HR1200 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.4° RISE 14:44

Max altitude: 2.1° TRANSIT 16:11

Azimuth: 233.6° SET 17:39

RIGHT NOW HR1200 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1200

The image below is a photograph of HR1200 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 HR1200 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.02 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1200. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1200 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1200 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1200 is distant 462.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 141.84 pc

Distance (light year) 462.41 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.02 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1200

HR1200 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.10

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature of HR1200 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1200 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1200. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1200

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24305

SAO Catalogue SAO194570

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17982

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 1476

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