HR1204

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 skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1204:

Color of HR1204 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1204 5.03

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1204 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 59°.

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:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 57m 25s

Declination J2000 +63° 04’ 19”

Galactic Longitude 142.28°

Galactic Latitude 7.42°

Constellation Camelopardalis

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

Simplified finder chart for HR1204.

Visibility of HR1204 from your location

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

HR1204 is circumpolar and transits at 15:46 UTC (altitude: 78.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1204

The image below is a photograph of HR1204 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 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.

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);

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.

Distance (parsec) 103.63 pc

Distance (light year) 337.82 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 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.

Absolute magnitude -0.05

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature of HR1204 11407K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR1204

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24479

SAO Catalogue SAO12969

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18505

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+62 628

FK5 Catalogue 2281

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