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HR1270

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 67.42°   Az: 53.16°   Direction: North-East

HR1270 is a bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1270 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR1270 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.

Image of HR1270 star
DSS2 image of HR1270. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1270 during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 11m 37s
+59° 58’ 23”
21h 28m 28s
01h 40m 06s

J2000

04h 09m 27s
+59° 54’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

145.48°
6.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1270.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.28
Bright giant

-1.31
G8II
4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1270 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1270. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1270 is distant 1,072.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

328.95
1,072.37
-14 km/s
-0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO24436
SAO24436

Visibility from Your Location

HR1270 is circumpolar and transits at 11:42 UTC (altitude: 81.5°)