HR1223

HR1223 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1223 visual magnitude is 6.53. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1223 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 HR1223:

Color of HR1223 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1223 6.53

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1223 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 23°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1223

HR1223 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 HR1223 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 58m 03s

Declination J2000 +34° 48’ 51”

Galactic Longitude 160.9°

Galactic Latitude -13.96°

Constellation Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1223 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1223.

Visibility of HR1223 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 HR1223 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: 55.2° RISE 2:11

Max altitude: 73.3° TRANSIT 12:11

Azimuth: 304.8° SET 22:11

RIGHT NOW HR1223 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1223

The image below is a photograph of HR1223 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 HR1223 is 0.013 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 HR1223. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1223 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1223 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1223 is distant 199.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 61.27 pc

Distance (light year) 199.75 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1223

HR1223 belongs to spectral class A8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.59

Spectral Type A8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature of HR1223 7938K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1223 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1223. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1223

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24809

SAO Catalogue SAO56847

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18547

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 773

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V386 Per

In Evidence

Other stars in Perseus