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HR1204

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 48.23°   Az: 41.94°   Direction: North-East

HR1204 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1204 visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its faintness, HR1204 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.

Image of HR1204 star
DSS2 image of HR1204. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1204 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 59m 37s
+63° 08’ 30”
18h 39m 07s
22h 38m 45s

J2000

03h 57m 25s
+63° 04’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

142.28°
7.42°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR1204 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1204.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.03
Main-sequence

-0.05
B9V
11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1204 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1204. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1204 is distant 337.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

103.63
337.82
5 km/s
0.01 arcsec/y
0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO12969
SAO12969

Visibility from Your Location

HR1204 is circumpolar and transits at 04:25 UTC (altitude: 78.3°)