HR1224

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

HR1224 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1224 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 HR1224:

Color of HR1224 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1224 6.09

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1224 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 43°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1224

HR1224 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 HR1224 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 57m 01s

Declination J2000 +06° 02’ 24”

Galactic Longitude 183.49°

Galactic Latitude -34.22°

Constellation Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1224 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1224.

Visibility of HR1224 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 HR1224 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: 84.0° RISE 6:01

Max altitude: 44.6° TRANSIT 12:30

Azimuth: 276.0° SET 18:58

RIGHT NOW HR1224 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1224

The image below is a photograph of HR1224 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 HR1224 is 0.036 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.067 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR1224 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 245.85 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.067 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1224

HR1224 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.70

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature of HR1224 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

Alternative designations of HR1224

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24817

SAO Catalogue SAO111516

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18481

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 564

In Evidence

Other stars in Taurus