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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR1301

Altitude: 4.6°   Azimuth: 27.1°   Direction: North-North-East

HR1301 is a giant star in the constellation of Perseus.

HR1301 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1301 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 HR1301 is -0.058 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1301 star
DSS2 image of HR1301. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1301 during the next 10000 years (-9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1301

6.45
Giant

HR1301 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 4.6°
Azimuth: 27.1°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1301

HR1301 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1301 are provided in the following table:

04h 13m 59s
+37° 58’ 00”
161.1°
-9.47°
Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1301 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1301 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1301.

Visibility of HR1301 from your location

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

Today's HR1301 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.0°
Max altitude: 76.5°
Azimuth: 308.0°

Distance of HR1301 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1301 is distant 393.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

120.77 pc
393.72 ly
29 km/s
-0.058 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1301

HR1301 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.04
G9III
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1301 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1301. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1301

SAO57081
SAO57081