HR1299

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:44 | Tran: 10:37 | Set: 12:29

Alt: -1.32° Az: 206.69° Direction: South-South-West

HR1299 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1299 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR1299 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 HR1299. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1299 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 11m 42s

Declination -35° 12’ 32”

Hour Angle 02h 13m 21s

Sidereal Time 06h 25m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 10m 45s

Declination -35° 16’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 236.63°

Galactic Latitude -47.05°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.36

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.07

Temperature 4581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1299 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1299. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1299 is distant 1,185.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 363.64

Distance (light year) 1,185.45

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26575

SAO Catalogue SAO194810

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19509

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 1588

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1299 rise, transit and set times from Erlestoke, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.2° RISE 8:44

Max altitude: 3.5° TRANSIT 10:37

Azimuth: 234.8° SET 12:29

Name:	Erlestoke, United Kingdom
Latitude:	51° 17' 4.9" N
Longitude:	2° 3' 16.0" W
Timezone:	Europe/London

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