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HR1248

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 66.11°   Az: 39.28°   Direction: North-East

HR1248 is a star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1248 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR1248 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 HR1248 star
DSS2 image of HR1248. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1248 during the next 10000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 09m 01s
+65° 35’ 11”
21h 26m 36s
01h 35m 38s

J2000

04h 06m 38s
+65° 31’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

141.38°
9.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1248.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.17

0.44
A3
8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1248 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1248. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1248 is distant 457.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

140.25
457.22
-3 km/s
0.03 arcsec/y
-0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO13015
SAO13015

Visibility from Your Location

HR1248 is circumpolar and transits at 18:21 UTC (altitude: 75.9°)