HR1250

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -68.12° Az: 104.09° Direction: East-South-East

HR1250 is a variable giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Dorado.

HR1250 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, HR1250 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1250. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1250 during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 00m 56s

Declination -51° 29’ 39”

Hour Angle 14h 21m 57s

Sidereal Time 18h 22m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 00m 15s

Declination -51° 33’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 260.82°

Galactic Latitude -47.14°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1250.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.51

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.30

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.64

Temperature 3594K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1250 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1250. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1250 is distant 1,189.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 364.96

Distance (light year) 1,189.78

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD25470

SAO Catalogue SAO233354

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18691

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-51 975

General Catalogue of Variable Stars XY Dor

Visibility from Your Location

HR1250 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Dorado