HR481

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 80.30° Az: 357.00° Direction: North

HR481 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR481 visual magnitude is 6.71. Because of its faintness, HR481 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR481. The red arrow shows the motion of HR481 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 43m 47s

Declination +61° 09’ 56”

Hour Angle 00h 04m 11s

Sidereal Time 01h 47m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 42m 02s

Declination +61° 02’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 129.02°

Galactic Latitude -1.23°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR481.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.71

Class Giant

HR481 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.71

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR481 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR481. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR481 is distant 993.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 304.88

Distance (light year) 993.90

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10260

SAO Catalogue SAO11920

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP7939

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+60 308

Visibility from Your Location

HR481 is circumpolar and transits at 09:15 UTC (altitude: 80.3°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia