HR1237
HR1237 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Taurus.
HR1237 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1237 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of HR1237 is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.033 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR1237
HR1237 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 11.6°
Azimuth: 76.7°
Direction: East-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1237
HR1237 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1237 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1237 in the sky:
Visibility of HR1237 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR1237 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of HR1237 from the Sun and relative movement
HR1237 is distant 923.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR1237
HR1237 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1237 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.