HR1297

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:09 | Tran: 5:16 | Set: 13:18

Alt: -4.90° Az: 316.36° Direction: North-West

HR1297 is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1297 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR1297 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 HR1297. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1297 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 14m 19s

Declination +22° 28’ 30”

Hour Angle 08h 47m 39s

Sideral Time 13h 01m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 12m 51s

Declination +22° 24’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 172.42°

Galactic Latitude -20.55°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1297.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Giant

HR1297 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -1.38

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.19

Temperature 8241K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1297 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1297. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1297 is distant 1,031.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 316.46

Distance (light year) 1,031.65

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26571

SAO Catalogue SAO76505

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19672

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 649

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1297 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.5° RISE 21:09

Max altitude: 61.0° TRANSIT 5:16

Azimuth: 292.5° SET 13:18

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

Location

Other stars in Taurus