HR1281

Altitude: 66.7° Azimuth: 18.8° Direction: North-North-East

HR1281 is a giant star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1281 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1281 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 HR1281:

Color of HR1281 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1281 6.03

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR1281 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 66.7°
Azimuth: 18.8°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1281

HR1281 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1281 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 13m 44s

Declination J2000 +72° 07’ 35”

Galactic Longitude 137.15°

Galactic Latitude 15.1°

Constellation Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1281 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1281.

Visibility of HR1281 from your location

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

HR1281 is circumpolar and transits at 23:15 UTC (altitude: 69.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1281

The image below is a photograph of HR1281 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 HR1281 is 0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.027 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1281. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1281 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1281 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1281 is distant 365.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 112.11 pc

Distance (light year) 365.47 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.027 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1281

HR1281 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.78

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature of HR1281 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1281 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1281. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1281

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26076

SAO Catalogue SAO5125

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19730

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+71 239

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