HR1206

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:31 | Tran: 10:51 | Set: 15:11

Alt: -53.30° Az: 32.95° Direction: South

HR1206 is a giant star of spectral class K in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1206 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR1206 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 HR1206. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1206 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 54m 21s

Declination -18° 21’ 36”

Hour Angle 13h 20m 06s

Sidereal Time 17h 14m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 53m 12s

Declination -18° 26’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 211.06°

Galactic Latitude -47.44°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.43

Spectral Type K

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1206 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1206. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1206 is distant 698.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 214.13

Distance (light year) 698.07

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24497

SAO Catalogue SAO149229

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18173

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 691

FK5 Catalogue 2276

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1206 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.4° RISE 6:31

Max altitude: 20.2° TRANSIT 10:51

Azimuth: 251.6° SET 15:11

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus