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HR484

Altitude: 58.9°   Azimuth: 137.2°   Direction: South-East

HR484 is a multiple giant star in the constellation of Pisces.

HR484 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its reltive faintness, HR484 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 HR484:

6.17
Giant

HR484 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 58.9°
Azimuth: 137.2°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR484

HR484 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR484 are provided in the following table:

01h 41m 18s
+25° 44’ 44”
136.8°
-35.78°
Pisces

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR484 in the sky:

Finder chart HR484 star
Simplified finder chart for HR484.

Visibility of HR484 from your location

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

Today's HR484 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.3°
Max altitude: 64.3°
Azimuth: 295.7°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR484

The image below is a photograph of HR484 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 HR484 is 0.118 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.04 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR484 star
DSS2 image of HR484. The red arrow shows the motion of HR484 during the next 1000 years (1.97 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR484 from the Sun and relative movement

HR484 is distant 182.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

55.99 pc
182.53 ly
5 km/s
0.118 arcsec/year
-0.04 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR484

HR484 belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

2.43
F2III
6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR484 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR484. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR484 star system properties

HR484 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR484 double sysyem:

6.17
10.57
4.4
10.6 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR484

SAO74870
SAO74870