HR1284

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:28 | Tran: 5:39 | Set: 12:47

Alt: 35.52° Az: 244.06° Direction: West-South-West

HR1284 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1284 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR1284 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 HR1284. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1284 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 10m 24s

Declination +13° 27’ 43”

Hour Angle 03h 15m 16s

Sideral Time 07h 25m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 09m 01s

Declination +13° 23’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 179.11°

Galactic Latitude -27.24°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1284.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.27

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature 9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1284 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1284. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1284 is distant 445.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 136.61

Distance (light year) 445.36

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26171

SAO Catalogue SAO93784

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19376

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 648

FK5 Catalogue 2298

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1284 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.5° RISE 22:28

Max altitude: 52.0° TRANSIT 5:39

Azimuth: 283.5° SET 12:47

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Taurus