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HR285

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -79.55°   Az: 343.67°   Direction: North-North-West

HR285 is a bright giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR285 visual magnitude is 4.25. Because of its moderate brightness, HR285 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR285 star
DSS2 image of HR285. The red arrow shows the motion of HR285 during the next 10000 years (12.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 12m 44s
+86° 23’ 32”
08h 23m 17s
09h 36m 02s

J2000

01h 08m 44s
+86° 15’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

123.24°
23.4°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR285.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.25
Bright giant

-0.66
K2II
4289K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR285 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR285. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR285 is distant 312.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

95.88
312.56
9 km/s
0.076 arcsec/y
-0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO181
SAO181

Visibility from Your Location

HR285 is currently not visible from McMurdo Station, Queen Maud Land