HR1279

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:22 | Tran: 12:40 | Set: 19:57

Alt: 47.30° Az: 222.31° Direction: South-West

HR1279 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1279 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR1279 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.

DSS2 image of HR1279. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1279 during the next 1000 years (2.20 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.40 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 09m 08s

Declination +15° 13’ 44”

Hour Angle 01h 52m 57s

Sidereal Time 06h 02m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 07m 41s

Declination +15° 09’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 177.38°

Galactic Latitude -26.33°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1279.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.65

Spectral Type F3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.4

Temperature 6880K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1279 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1279. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1279 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1279 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.01

Secondary star magnitude 9.21

Magnitude difference 3.2

Separation 3.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1279 is distant 153.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 47.01

Distance (light year) 153.27

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.132 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26015

SAO Catalogue SAO93775

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19261

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 657

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1466

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2999

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1279 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.8° RISE 5:22

Max altitude: 53.7° TRANSIT 12:40

Azimuth: 285.2° SET 19:57

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus