HR1234

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:37 | Tran: 5:24 | Set: 16:07

Alt: 42.57° Az: 80.80° Direction: East

HR1234 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1234 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR1234 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 HR1234. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1234 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 02m 52s

Declination +37° 03’ 27”

Hour Angle 19h 37m 27s

Sideral Time 23h 40m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 01m 14s

Declination +36° 59’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 159.9°

Galactic Latitude -11.91°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1234.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.12

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature 10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1234 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1234. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1234 is distant 373.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.42

Distance (light year) 373.00

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD25152

SAO Catalogue SAO56899

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18769

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 805

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1234 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.9° RISE 18:37

Max altitude: 75.6° TRANSIT 5:24

Azimuth: 307.1° SET 16:07

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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