HR1293

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:04 | Tran: 5:21 | Set: 10:35

Alt: 24.89° Az: 148.48° Direction: South-South-East

HR1293 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1293 visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, HR1293 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 HR1293. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1293 during the next 10000 years (6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 11m 59s

Declination -08° 45’ 24”

Hour Angle 22h 05m 18s

Sideral Time 02h 17m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 10m 47s

Declination -08° 49’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 201.4°

Galactic Latitude -39.58°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1293.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.7

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.71

Spectral Type G9

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1293 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1293. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1293 is distant 324.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 99.40

Distance (light year) 324.06

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26464

SAO Catalogue SAO131005

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19511

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 837

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1293 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.8° RISE 0:04

Max altitude: 29.8° TRANSIT 5:21

Azimuth: 261.2° SET 10:35

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

Location

Other stars in Eridanus