HR3885

HR3885 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR3885 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3885 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3885:

Color of HR3885 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3885 6.31

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3885 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 28°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3885

HR3885 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3885 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 09h 50m 23s

Declination J2000 +65° 35’ 35”

Galactic Longitude 146.34°

Galactic Latitude 42.38°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3885 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3885.

Visibility of HR3885 from your location

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

HR3885 is circumpolar and transits at 21:49 UTC (altitude: 75.9°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3885

The image below is a photograph of HR3885 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3885 is -0.052 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.029 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3885. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3885 during the next 10000 years (-8.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3885 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3885 is distant 306.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 93.90 pc

Distance (light year) 306.10 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.052 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.029 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3885

HR3885 belongs to spectral class A9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.45

Spectral Type A9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.28

Temperature of HR3885 7591K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3885 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3885. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3885

Henry Draper Catalogue HD84812

SAO Catalogue SAO15000

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP48266

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+66 637

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