HR1280

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:15 | Tran: 11:45 | Set: 19:15

Alt: 7.47° Az: 288.64° Direction: West-North-West

HR1280 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1280 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR1280 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 HR1280. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1280 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 09m 27s

Declination +17° 24’ 21”

Hour Angle 06h 40m 18s

Sidereal Time 10h 49m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 07m 59s

Declination +17° 20’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 175.63°

Galactic Latitude -24.83°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.77

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.5

Temperature 3794K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1280 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1280. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1280 is distant 344.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 105.71

Distance (light year) 344.61

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26038

SAO Catalogue SAO93777

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19284

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 560

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3006

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1280 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.6° RISE 4:15

Max altitude: 55.9° TRANSIT 11:45

Azimuth: 287.4° SET 19:15

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus