HR1257

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:08 | Tran: 3:25 | Set: 9:37

Alt: -0.19° Az: 274.89° Direction: West

HR1257 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1257 visual magnitude is 5.36. Because of its faintness, HR1257 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 HR1257. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1257 during the next 1000 years (2.45 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.08 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 05m 27s

Declination +02° 53’ 36”

Hour Angle 06h 15m 47s

Sidereal Time 10h 21m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 04m 09s

Declination +02° 49’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 187.9°

Galactic Latitude -34.77°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1257.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.36

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.66

Spectral Type F6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.5

Temperature 6389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1257 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1257. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1257 is distant 112.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 34.64

Distance (light year) 112.92

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.147 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.125"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD25621

SAO Catalogue SAO111590

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18993

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 645

FK5 Catalogue 2292

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1257 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.1° RISE 21:08

Max altitude: 41.4° TRANSIT 3:25

Azimuth: 272.9° SET 9:37

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus