HR1232

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:08 | Tran: 3:43 | Set: 9:14

Alt: -0.52° Az: 261.97° Direction: West

HR1232 is a main-sequence star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1232 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR1232 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 HR1232. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1232 during the next 1000 years (-0.92 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 00m 05s

Declination -05° 24’ 02”

Hour Angle 05h 36m 04s

Sideral Time 09h 36m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 58m 52s

Declination -05° 28’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 195.68°

Galactic Latitude -40.48°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1232.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.63

Spectral Type G9V

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1232 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1232. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1232 is distant 142.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 43.71

Distance (light year) 142.48

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.055 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.18"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD25069

SAO Catalogue SAO130860

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18606

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 789

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1232 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.4° RISE 22:08

Max altitude: 33.1° TRANSIT 3:43

Azimuth: 264.6° SET 9:14

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus