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HR1254

Altitude: -25.3°   Azimuth: 32.2°   Direction: North-North-East

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

HR1254 visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1254 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1254 is 0.169 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1254 star
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);

Key facts about HR1254

5.46
Main-sequence

HR1254 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -25.3°
Azimuth: 32.2°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1254

HR1254 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 HR1254 are provided in the following table:

04h 03m 56s
+08° 11’ 49”
182.78°
-31.53°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1254 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1254 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1254.

Visibility of HR1254 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 HR1254 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: 81.8°
Max altitude: 46.7°
Azimuth: 278.2°

Distance of HR1254 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

35.97 pc
117.27 ly
36 km/s
0.169 arcsec/year
0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1254

HR1254 belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.68
F2V
7044K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR1254

SAO111586
SAO111586