HR1217

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:52 | Tran: 10:49 | Set: 15:45

Alt: 12.17° Az: 232.17° Direction: South

HR1217 is a variable star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1217 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, HR1217 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 HR1217. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1217 during the next 10000 years (-9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 56m 28s

Declination -12° 01’ 33”

Hour Angle 03h 28m 31s

Sidereal Time 07h 25m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 55m 16s

Declination -12° 05’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 202.97°

Galactic Latitude -44.47°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1217.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6

Class

HR1217 is also a SrCrEu chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 2.55

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.32

Temperature 7337K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1217 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1217. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1217 is distant 159.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 49.00

Distance (light year) 159.73

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.055 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24712

SAO Catalogue SAO149251

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18339

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 752

General Catalogue of Variable Stars DO Eri

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1217 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.0° RISE 5:52

Max altitude: 26.5° TRANSIT 10:49

Azimuth: 258.0° SET 15:45

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus