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HR495

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 6.93°   Az: 0.50°   Direction: North

HR495 is a sub-giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR495 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR495 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of HR495 star
DSS2 image of HR495. The red arrow shows the motion of HR495 during the next 1000 years (2.43 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.28 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 44m 47s
+45° 26’ 44”
12h 02m 49s
13h 47m 36s

J2000

01h 43m 16s
+45° 19’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

132.4°
-16.59°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR495 star
Simplified finder chart for HR495.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.34
Sub-giant

2.62
K2IV
4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR495 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR495. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR495 is distant 180.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

55.43
180.71
12 km/s
0.146 arcsec/y
-0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO37460
SAO37460

Visibility from Your Location

HR495 is circumpolar and transits at 02:22 UTC (altitude: 84.0°)