HR1263

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:36 | Tran: 5:11 | Set: 9:42

Alt: 21.97° Az: 177.70° Direction: South

HR1263 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1263 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR1263 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 HR1263. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1263 during the next 1000 years (1.55 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.05 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 05m 16s

Declination -16° 31’ 21”

Hour Angle 23h 51m 05s

Sideral Time 03h 56m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 04m 08s

Declination -16° 35’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 209.94°

Galactic Latitude -44.34°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1263.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.68

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.26

Temperature 4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1263 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1263. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1263 is distant 452.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 138.89

Distance (light year) 452.78

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.093 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.063"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD25700

SAO Catalogue SAO149345

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18990

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 770

FK5 Catalogue 2293

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1263 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.5° RISE 0:36

Max altitude: 22.0° TRANSIT 5:11

Azimuth: 253.5° SET 9:42

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

Location

Other stars in Eridanus