HR1226

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 40.15° Az: 74.95° Direction: East-North-East

HR1226 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1226 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR1226 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 HR1226. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1226 during the next 10000 years (6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 00m 10s

Declination +38° 54’ 40”

Hour Angle 19h 13m 47s

Sidereal Time 23h 13m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 58m 29s

Declination +38° 50’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 158.23°

Galactic Latitude -10.89°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1226.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.77

Spectral Type K1

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1226 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1226. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1226 is distant 416.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 127.71

Distance (light year) 416.35

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24843

SAO Catalogue SAO56849

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18565

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 827

Visibility from Your Location

HR1226 is circumpolar and transits at 12:30 UTC (altitude: 77.4°)

Set Location

Other stars in Perseus