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HR8485

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 4.64°   Az: 21.56°   Direction: North-North-East

HR8485 is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8485 visual magnitude is 4.49. Because of its moderate brightness, HR8485 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR8485 star
DSS2 image of HR8485. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8485 during the next 10000 years (6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 14m 56s
+39° 50’ 18”
13h 53m 56s
12h 08m 53s

J2000

22h 13m 52s
+39° 42’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

92.76°
-13.75°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR8485 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8485.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.49
Giant

-1.70
K3III
3967K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8485 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8485. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8485 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8485 double sysyem:

4.49
10.79
6.3
28.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8485 is distant 563.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

172.71
563.04
-11 km/s
0.038 arcsec/y
0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO72155
SAO72155

Visibility from Your Location

HR8485 is circumpolar and transits at 20:47 UTC (altitude: 78.4°)