HR1274

HR1274 is a star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1274 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1274 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 HR1274:

Color of HR1274 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1274 6.34

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1274 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1274

HR1274 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 HR1274 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 05m 46s

Declination J2000 -20° 30’ 43”

Galactic Longitude 215.32°

Galactic Latitude -45.33°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1274 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1274.

Visibility of HR1274 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR1274 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.5° RISE 12:20

Max altitude: 18.0° TRANSIT 16:26

Azimuth: 249.5° SET 20:33

RIGHT NOW HR1274 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1274

The image below is a photograph of HR1274 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 HR1274 is -0.02 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1274. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1274 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1274 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1274 is distant 311.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 95.51 pc

Distance (light year) 311.37 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1274

HR1274 belongs to spectral class G5

Absolute magnitude 1.44

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V) 0.92

Temperature of HR1274 4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1274 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1274. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1274

Henry Draper Catalogue HD25944

SAO Catalogue SAO169111

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19111

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 780

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