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HR1229

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 73.37°   Az: 133.14°   Direction: South-East

HR1229 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1229 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR1229 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 HR1229 star
DSS2 image of HR1229. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1229 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 01m 21s
+38° 53’ 27”
22h 57m 45s
02h 59m 07s

J2000

03h 59m 39s
+38° 49’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

158.42°
-10.75°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1229.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.38
Main-sequence

-1.26
A1V
9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1229 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1229. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1229 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1229 double sysyem:

6.38
9.08
2.7
1.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1229 is distant 1,097.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

336.70
1,097.64
-2 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

SAO56866
SAO56866

Visibility from Your Location

HR1229 is circumpolar and transits at 12:03 UTC (altitude: 77.4°)