HR1215

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:47 | Tran: 3:57 | Set: 14:02

Alt: -2.16° Az: 13.46° Direction: North-North-East

HR1215 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1215 visual magnitude is 5.49. Because of its faintness, HR1215 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 HR1215. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1215 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 58m 04s

Declination +35° 09’ 05”

Hour Angle 13h 06m 05s

Sideral Time 17h 04m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 56m 28s

Declination +35° 04’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 160.47°

Galactic Latitude -13.97°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1215.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.49

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.88

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1215 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1215. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1215 is distant 970.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 297.62

Distance (light year) 970.24

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24640

SAO Catalogue SAO56824

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18434

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 768

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1418

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1215 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.8° RISE 17:47

Max altitude: 73.7° TRANSIT 3:57

Azimuth: 305.2° SET 14:02

Set Location

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