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HR1205

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 59.72°   Az: 309.67°   Direction: North-West

HR1205 is a double supergiant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1205 visual magnitude is 5. Because of its moderate brightness, HR1205 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR1205 star
DSS2 image of HR1205. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1205 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 59m 15s
+61° 10’ 42”
03h 34m 30s
07h 33m 45s

J2000

03h 57m 08s
+61° 06’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

143.53°
5.9°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR1205 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1205.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5
Supergiant

-3.77
K3I
3870K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1205 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1205. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1205 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1205 double sysyem:

5
8.2
3.2
1.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1205 is distant 1,852.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

568.18
1,852.27
-2 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/y
-0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO12968
SAO12968

Visibility from Your Location

HR1205 is circumpolar and transits at 04:28 UTC (altitude: 80.3°)