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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:26 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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HR4485

Altitude: -44.6°   Azimuth: 147.8°   Direction: South-South-East

HR4485 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Musca.

HR4485 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4485 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 HR4485 is -0.083 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4485 star
DSS2 image of HR4485. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4485 during the next 10000 years (-13.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4485

5.96
Hypergiant

HR4485 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -44.6°
Azimuth: 147.8°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4485

HR4485 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4485 are provided in the following table:

11h 37m 48s
-67° 37’ 13”
295.99°
-5.75°
Musca

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4485 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4485 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4485.

Visibility of HR4485 from your location

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

HR4485 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR4485 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4485 is distant 347.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

106.61 pc
347.55 ly
34 km/s
-0.083 arcsec/year
-0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4485

HR4485 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

0.82
K0III
4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4485 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4485. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4485

SAO251501
SAO251501