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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:58 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:52
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HR1284

Altitude: 18.2°   Azimuth: 91.2°   Direction: East

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

HR1284 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1284 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 HR1284 is 0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1284 star
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);

Key facts about HR1284

5.95
Main-sequence

HR1284 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 18.2°
Azimuth: 91.2°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1284

HR1284 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 HR1284 are provided in the following table:

04h 09m 01s
+13° 23’ 53”
179.11°
-27.24°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1284 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1284 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1284.

Visibility of HR1284 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 76.6°
Max altitude: 51.9°
Azimuth: 283.4°

Distance of HR1284 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

136.61 pc
445.36 ly
-25 km/s
0.016 arcsec/year
-0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1284

HR1284 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.27
B9V
9542K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR1284

SAO93784
SAO93784