HR1206

HR1206 is a giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1206 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1206 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 HR1206:

Color of HR1206 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1206 6.22

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1206 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 15°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1206

HR1206 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1206 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 53m 12s

Declination J2000 -18° 26’ 03”

Galactic Longitude 211.06°

Galactic Latitude -47.44°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1206 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1206.

Visibility of HR1206 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 108.4° RISE 11:38

Max altitude: 20.1° TRANSIT 15:57

Azimuth: 251.6° SET 20:17

RIGHT NOW HR1206 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1206

The image below is a photograph of HR1206 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 HR1206 is 0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR1206 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 698.07 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1206

HR1206 belongs to spectral class K

Absolute magnitude -0.43

Spectral Type K

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature of HR1206 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

Alternative designations of HR1206

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24497

SAO Catalogue SAO149229

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18173

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 691

FK5 Catalogue 2276

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