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HR1204

Altitude: 27.9°   Azimuth: 342.7°   Direction: North-North-West

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

HR1204 visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1204 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1204 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Key facts about HR1204

5.03
Main-sequence

HR1204 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 27.9°
Azimuth: 342.7°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1204

HR1204 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1204 are provided in the following table:

03h 57m 25s
+63° 04’ 19”
142.28°
7.42°
Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1204 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1204 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1204.

Visibility of HR1204 from your location

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

HR1204 is circumpolar and transits at 14:04 UTC (altitude: 78.4°)

Distance of HR1204 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc
337.82 ly
5 km/s
0.01 arcsec/year
0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1204

HR1204 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.05
B9V
11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1204 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

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

Alternative designations of HR1204

SAO12969
SAO12969