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.
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR285.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR285 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR285 is currently not visible from McMurdo Station, Queen Maud Land