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HR1241

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 69.56°   Az: 23.90°   Direction: North-North-East

HR1241 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1241 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR1241 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 HR1241 star
DSS2 image of HR1241. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1241 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 08m 38s
+68° 44’ 48”
22h 28m 03s
02h 36m 41s

J2000

04h 06m 03s
+68° 40’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

139.15°
12.18°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1241.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.87
Giant

-0.54
K2III
3734K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1241 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1241. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1241 is distant 623.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 47 kilometers per second.

191.20
623.33
-47 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
-0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO13006
SAO13006

Visibility from Your Location

HR1241 is circumpolar and transits at 11:35 UTC (altitude: 72.7°)