HR8485

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:46 | Tran: 3:54 | Set: 10:03

Alt: 46.52° Az: 330.95° Direction: North-North-West

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.

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

Right Ascension 22h 14m 58s

Declination +39° 50’ 31”

Hour Angle 01h 43m 10s

Sidereal Time 23h 58m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 13m 52s

Declination +39° 42’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 92.76°

Galactic Latitude -13.75°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.49

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.70

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.39

Temperature 3967K

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

Main star magnitude 4.49

Secondary star magnitude 10.79

Magnitude difference 6.3

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 172.71

Distance (light year) 563.04

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD211073

SAO Catalogue SAO72155

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109754

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 4711

FK5 Catalogue 1583

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14076

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS15758

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8485 rise, transit and set times from La Esmeralda, Venezuela are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Caracas):

Azimuth: 50.2° RISE 21:46

Max altitude: 53.3° TRANSIT 3:54

Azimuth: 309.8° SET 10:03

Name:	La Esmeralda, Venezuela
Latitude:	3° 10' 0.0" N
Longitude:	65° 32' 60.0" W
Timezone:	America/Caracas

Set Location

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