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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR1222

Altitude: 15.7°   Azimuth: 70.3°   Direction: East-North-East

HR1222 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1222 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1222 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1222 is 0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1222 star
DSS2 image of HR1222. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1222 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1222

6.16
Hypergiant

HR1222 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 15.7°
Azimuth: 70.3°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1222

HR1222 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 HR1222 are provided in the following table:

03h 57m 26s
+24° 27’ 42”
168.19°
-21.64°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1222 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1222 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1222.

Visibility of HR1222 from your location

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

Today's HR1222 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.5°
Max altitude: 63.0°
Azimuth: 294.5°

Distance of HR1222 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1222 is distant 1,072.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

328.95 pc
1,072.37 ly
-13 km/s
0.001 arcsec/year
-0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1222

HR1222 belongs to spectral class K0

-1.43
K0
4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1222 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1222. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1222

SAO76350
SAO76350