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HR7485

Altitude: 16.1°   Azimuth: 72.0°   Direction: East-North-East

HR7485 is a multiple sub-giant star in the constellation of Vulpecula.

HR7485 visual magnitude is 6.64. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7485 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 HR7485:

6.64
Sub-giant

HR7485 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 16.1°
Azimuth: 72.0°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7485

HR7485 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7485 are provided in the following table:

19h 40m 39s
+23° 43’ 03”
59.48°
0.56°
Vulpecula

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7485 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7485 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7485.

Visibility of HR7485 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 HR7485 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: 66.3°
Max altitude: 62.2°
Azimuth: 293.7°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7485

The image below is a photograph of HR7485 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 HR7485 is 0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.02 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7485 star
DSS2 image of HR7485. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7485 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7485 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7485 is distant 915.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

280.90 pc
915.73 ly
-20 km/s
0.019 arcsec/year
-0.02 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7485

HR7485 belongs to spectral class B6 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-0.60
B6IV
10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7485 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7485. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7485 star system properties

HR7485 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7485 double sysyem:

6.64
8.14
1.5
118.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7485

SAO87551
SAO87551