HR1286

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:11 | Tran: 3:59 | Set: 13:43

Alt: -4.27° Az: 350.41° Direction: North

HR1286 is a bright giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1286 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, HR1286 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 HR1286. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1286 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 12m 34s

Declination +33° 38’ 57”

Hour Angle 11h 13m 58s

Sideral Time 15h 26m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 10m 59s

Declination +33° 35’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 163.77°

Galactic Latitude -13.03°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1286.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.72

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -0.41

Spectral Type K1II

Color Index (B-V) 1.44

Temperature 3886K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1286 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1286. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1286 is distant 547.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.07

Distance (light year) 547.90

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26311

SAO Catalogue SAO57047

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19525

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+33 807

FK5 Catalogue 2300

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1286 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.4° RISE 18:11

Max altitude: 72.2° TRANSIT 3:59

Azimuth: 303.6° SET 13:43

Set Location

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