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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:09 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:41
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HR1274

Altitude: 4.6°   Azimuth: 228.2°   Direction: South-West

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 skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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.

Image of HR1274 star
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);

Key facts about HR1274

6.34

HR1274 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 4.6°
Azimuth: 228.2°
Direction: South-West

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:

04h 05m 46s
-20° 30’ 43”
215.32°
-45.33°
Eridanus

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

Finder chart HR1274 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1274.

Visibility of HR1274 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
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 are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.5°
Max altitude: 18.0°
Azimuth: 249.5°

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.

95.51 pc
311.37 ly
14 km/s
-0.02 arcsec/year
0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1274

HR1274 belongs to spectral class G5

1.44
G5
4943K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR1274

SAO169111
SAO169111