HR1246

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:46 | Tran: 5:34 | Set: 8:23

Alt: -19.70° Az: 245.55° Direction: West-South-West

HR1246 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1246 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR1246 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 HR1246. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1246 during the next 10000 years (8.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 01m 39s

Declination -30° 25’ 21”

Hour Angle 05h 34m 43s

Sideral Time 09h 36m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 00m 40s

Declination -30° 29’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 229.23°

Galactic Latitude -48.71°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1246.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.93

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.72

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1246 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1246. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1246 is distant 358.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 110.01

Distance (light year) 358.64

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.052 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD25371

SAO Catalogue SAO194689

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18723

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 1597

FK5 Catalogue 2289

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1246 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.4° RISE 2:46

Max altitude: 8.1° TRANSIT 5:34

Azimuth: 239.6° SET 8:23

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Eridanus