HR1214

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:49 | Tran: 10:47 | Set: 12:45

Alt: -6.94° Az: 219.92° Direction: South

HR1214 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1214 visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its faintness, HR1214 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 HR1214. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1214 during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 54m 37s

Declination -34° 39’ 29”

Hour Angle 03h 23m 00s

Sidereal Time 07h 17m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 53m 38s

Declination -34° 43’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 235.57°

Galactic Latitude -50.53°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1214.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.11

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.07

Spectral Type B6V

Color Index (B-V) -0.13

Temperature 12103K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1214 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1214. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1214 is distant 354.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 108.81

Distance (light year) 354.73

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24626

SAO Catalogue SAO194608

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18213

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 1455

FK5 Catalogue 2278

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1214 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.7° RISE 8:49

Max altitude: 3.9° TRANSIT 10:47

Azimuth: 235.3° SET 12:45

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus