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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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HR1245

Altitude: -71.8°   Azimuth: 119.7°   Direction: East-South-East

HR1245 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Reticulum.

HR1245 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1245 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 HR1245 is 0.029 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1245 star
DSS2 image of HR1245. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1245 during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1245

6.05
Sub-giant

HR1245 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -71.8°
Azimuth: 119.7°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1245

HR1245 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1245 are provided in the following table:

03h 58m 42s
-57° 06’ 08”
268.5°
-45.53°
Reticulum

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1245 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1245 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1245.

Visibility of HR1245 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR1245 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR1245 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1245 is distant 201.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

61.73 pc
201.23 ly
12 km/s
0.029 arcsec/year
0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1245

HR1245 belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

2.10
F2IV
6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1245 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1245. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1245

SAO233347
SAO233347