HR1224

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:43 | Tran: 5:15 | Set: 11:44

Alt: 37.31° Az: 222.05° Direction: South-West

HR1224 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1224 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR1224 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 HR1224. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1224 during the next 10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 58m 20s

Declination +06° 06’ 35”

Hour Angle 02h 09m 33s

Sideral Time 06h 07m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 57m 01s

Declination +06° 02’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 183.49°

Galactic Latitude -34.22°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1224.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.09

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.70

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1224 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1224. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1224 is distant 245.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 75.41

Distance (light year) 245.85

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.067"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24817

SAO Catalogue SAO111516

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18481

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 564

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1224 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.9° RISE 22:43

Max altitude: 44.6° TRANSIT 5:15

Azimuth: 276.1° SET 11:44

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Taurus