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HR1485

Altitude: -57.8°   Azimuth: 174.2°   Direction: South

HR1485 is a double sub-giant star in the constellation of Mensa.

HR1485 visual magnitude is 6.76. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1485 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 HR1485 is -0.018 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1485 star
DSS2 image of HR1485. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1485 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1485

6.76
Sub-giant

HR1485 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -57.8°
Azimuth: 174.2°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1485

HR1485 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1485 are provided in the following table:

04h 22m 50s
-82° 53’ 57”
296.31°
-31.26°
Mensa

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1485 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1485 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1485.

Visibility of HR1485 from your location

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

HR1485 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR1485 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1485 is distant 324.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

99.50 pc
324.38 ly
-5 km/s
-0.018 arcsec/year
0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1485

HR1485 belongs to spectral class A7 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

1.77
A7IV
8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1485 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1485. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR1485 star system properties

HR1485 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1485 double sysyem:

6.76
12.46
5.7
47.7 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1485

SAO258379
SAO258379