HR1254

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:23 | Tran: 5:07 | Set: 11:46

Alt: 45.54° Az: 198.08° Direction: South-South-West

HR1254 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1254 visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its faintness, HR1254 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 HR1254. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1254 during the next 1000 years (2.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.38 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 05m 16s

Declination +08° 15’ 49”

Hour Angle 00h 50m 45s

Sideral Time 04h 56m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 03m 56s

Declination +08° 11’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 182.78°

Galactic Latitude -31.53°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1254.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.46

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.68

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature 7044K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1254 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1254. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1254 is distant 117.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 35.97

Distance (light year) 117.27

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.169 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD25570

SAO Catalogue SAO111586

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18975

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 592

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1254 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.7° RISE 22:23

Max altitude: 46.8° TRANSIT 5:07

Azimuth: 278.3° SET 11:46

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

Location

Other stars in Taurus