HR1307

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:15 | Tran: 4:09 | Set: 11:00

Alt: 30.90° Az: 114.72° Direction: East-South-East

HR1307 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1307 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR1307 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 HR1307. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1307 during the next 10000 years (7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 14m 56s

Declination +10° 16’ 24”

Hour Angle 20h 30m 27s

Sideral Time 00h 45m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 13m 34s

Declination +10° 12’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 182.69°

Galactic Latitude -28.42°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1307.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.23

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.29

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature 9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1307 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1307. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1307 is distant 502.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 154.08

Distance (light year) 502.31

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.045 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26676

SAO Catalogue SAO93821

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19720

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 549

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1307 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.7° RISE 21:15

Max altitude: 48.8° TRANSIT 4:09

Azimuth: 280.3° SET 11:00

Set Location

Other stars in Taurus