HR1249

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:38 | Tran: 3:39 | Set: 9:36

Alt: 9.73° Az: 257.23° Direction: West-South-West

HR1249 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1249 visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its faintness, HR1249 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 03m 52s

Declination -00° 12’ 05”

Hour Angle 04h 55m 58s

Sideral Time 08h 59m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 02m 36s

Declination -00° 16’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 190.74°

Galactic Latitude -36.87°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1249.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.38

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.96

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.5

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 62.69

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.149 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.251"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD25457

SAO Catalogue SAO130893

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18859

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 632

Gliese Catalogue Gl 159

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 90.2° RISE 21:38

Max altitude: 38.3° TRANSIT 3:39

Azimuth: 269.8° SET 9:36

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus