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TimezoneAfrica/Dakar
Sunrise: 6:40 
Transit: 13:09 
Sunset: 19:37
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HR1885

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 19.40°   Az: 0.78°   Direction: North

HR1885 is a hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR1885 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR1885 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 HR1885 star
DSS2 image of HR1885. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1885 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 09m 22s
+85° 10’ 44”
23h 24m 44s
05h 34m 06s

J2000

06h 01m 20s
+85° 10’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

128.17°
25.99°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1885.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.11
Hypergiant

-1.95
M0III
3691K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1885 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1885. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1885 is distant 1,336.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

409.84
1,336.07
-46 km/s
0.011 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

SAO914
SAO914

Visibility from Your Location

HR1885 is circumpolar and transits at 12:31 UTC (altitude: 19.5°)