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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.

Image of HR1226 star
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

04h 00m 10s
+38° 54’ 40”
19h 13m 47s
23h 13m 58s

J2000

03h 58m 29s
+38° 50’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

158.23°
-10.89°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1226.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.3
Giant

0.77
K1
4559K

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

HR 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.

127.71
416.35
22 km/s
0.038 arcsec/y
-0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO56849
SAO56849

Visibility from Your Location

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