HR1201

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:46 | Tran: 13:16 | Set: 20:47

Alt: 35.02° Az: 107.10° Direction: East-South-East

HR1201 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1201 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR1201 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 HR1201. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1201 during the next 1000 years (2.37 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 54m 37s

Declination +17° 24’ 02”

Hour Angle 20h 19m 32s

Sidereal Time 00h 14m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 53m 09s

Declination +17° 19’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 172.94°

Galactic Latitude -27.41°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1201.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.97

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.88

Spectral Type F4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1201 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1201. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1201 is distant 135.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 41.43

Distance (light year) 135.05

Radial Speed 35 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.142 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24357

SAO Catalogue SAO93650

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18170

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 523

FK5 Catalogue 1106

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1201 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.6° RISE 5:46

Max altitude: 55.9° TRANSIT 13:16

Azimuth: 287.4° SET 20:47

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus