HR1207

Altitude: 9.9° Azimuth: 352.1° Direction: North

HR1207 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1207 visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1207 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 HR1207:

Color of HR1207 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1207 5.37

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR1207 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 9.9°
Azimuth: 352.1°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1207

HR1207 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1207 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 55m 58s

Declination J2000 +47° 52’ 17”

Galactic Longitude 151.94°

Galactic Latitude -4.33°

Constellation Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1207 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1207.

Visibility of HR1207 from your location

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

HR1207 is circumpolar and transits at 10:57 UTC (altitude: 86.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1207

The image below is a photograph of HR1207 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 HR1207 is 0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1207. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1207 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1207 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1207 is distant 844.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 259.07 pc

Distance (light year) 844.56 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1207

HR1207 belongs to spectral class B6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.70

Spectral Type B6V

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature of HR1207 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1207 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1207. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1207

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24504

SAO Catalogue SAO39195

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18396

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+47 912

FK5 Catalogue 2279

In Evidence

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