HR1270
HR1270 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.
HR1270 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1270 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1270:
HR1270 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 22.2°
Azimuth: 9.2°
Direction: North
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1270
HR1270 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1270 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1270 in the sky:

Visibility of HR1270 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR1270 is circumpolar and transits at 10:51 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1270
The image below is a photograph of HR1270 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1270 is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR1270 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR1270
HR1270 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1270 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
