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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:43  
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SunsetSet: 20:10
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HR1265

Altitude: -16.9°   Azimuth: 89.4°   Direction: East

HR1265 is a giant star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1265 visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1265 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 HR1265 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1265 star
DSS2 image of HR1265. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1265 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1265

5.61
Giant

HR1265 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -16.9°
Azimuth: 89.4°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1265

HR1265 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 HR1265 are provided in the following table:

04h 04m 22s
-12° 47’ 33”
205.17°
-42.77°
Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1265 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1265 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1265.

Visibility of HR1265 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 HR1265 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: 102.8°
Max altitude: 25.7°
Azimuth: 257.2°

Distance of HR1265 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1265 is distant 401.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

123.15 pc
401.48 ly
32 km/s
0.01 arcsec/year
0.013 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1265

HR1265 belongs to spectral class K0

0.16
K0
4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1265 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1265. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1265

SAO149351
SAO149351