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HR1304

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 57.82°   Az: 356.78°   Direction: North

HR1304 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR1304 visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its faintness, HR1304 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.

Image of HR1304 star
DSS2 image of HR1304. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1304 during the next 1000 years (-0.92 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.75 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 35m 45s
+83° 23’ 32”
01h 00m 19s
05h 36m 04s

J2000

04h 30m 00s
+83° 20’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

128.84°
23.15°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1304.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.46
Giant

0.62
G8III
5078K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1304 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1304. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1304 is distant 303.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

93.11
303.54
-38 km/s
-0.055 arcsec/y
0.105"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO693
SAO693

Visibility from Your Location

HR1304 is circumpolar and transits at 18:51 UTC (altitude: 58.1°)