HR1237

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:58 | Tran: 13:28 | Set: 20:58

Alt: 8.02° Az: 287.88° Direction: West-North-West

HR1237 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1237 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR1237 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 HR1237. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1237 during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 02m 04s

Declination +17° 21’ 59”

Hour Angle 06h 36m 24s

Sidereal Time 10h 38m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 00m 36s

Declination +17° 17’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 174.34°

Galactic Latitude -26.15°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.94

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1237 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1237. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 283.29

Distance (light year) 923.51

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD25175

SAO Catalogue SAO93716

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18717

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 544

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1237 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.6° RISE 5:58

Max altitude: 55.9° TRANSIT 13:28

Azimuth: 287.4° SET 20:58

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus