HR1242
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 62.13°
Az: 323.52°
Direction: North-West
HR1242 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.
HR1242 visual magnitude is 5.06. Because of its faintness, HR1242 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 HR1242. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1242 during the next
100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR1242.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1242 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1242.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR1242 is distant 1,734.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR1242 is circumpolar and transits at 09:46 UTC (altitude: 71.2°)