HR1249

Altitude: 8.1° Azimuth: 100.8° Direction: East

HR1249 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1249 visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1249 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1249:

Color of HR1249 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1249 5.38

Class Main-sequence

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HR1249 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 8.1°
Azimuth: 100.8°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1249

HR1249 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1249 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 02m 36s

Declination J2000 -00° 16’ 08”

Galactic Longitude 190.74°

Galactic Latitude -36.87°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1249 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1249.

Visibility of HR1249 from your location

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

Today's HR1249 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 90.3° RISE 22:58

Max altitude: 38.3° TRANSIT 4:59

Azimuth: 269.7° SET 10:56

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1249

The image below is a photograph of HR1249 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1249 is 0.149 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.251 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1249. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1249 during the next 1000 years (2.48 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.18 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1249 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1249 is distant 62.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 19.23 pc

Distance (light year) 62.69 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.149 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.251 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1249

HR1249 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 3.96

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.5

Temperature of HR1249 6389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1249 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1249. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1249

Henry Draper Catalogue HD25457

SAO Catalogue SAO130893

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18859

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 632

Gliese Catalogue Gl 159

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