HR85

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:31 | Tran: 9:41 | Set: 13:52

Alt: 17.50° Az: 194.14° Direction: South-South-West

HR85 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class M5 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR85 visual magnitude is 5.12. Because of its faintness, HR85 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.

DSS2 image of HR85. The red arrow shows the motion of HR85 during the next 10000 years (11.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 23m 03s

Declination -19° 55’ 01”

Hour Angle 00h 57m 22s

Sidereal Time 01h 20m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 21m 46s

Declination -20° 03’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 77.51°

Galactic Latitude -80.2°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.12

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.76

Spectral Type M5II

Color Index (B-V) 1.82

Temperature 3368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR85 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR85. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR85 is distant 774.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 237.53

Distance (light year) 774.35

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.071 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1760

SAO Catalogue SAO166210

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1728

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 50

General Catalogue of Variable Stars T Cet

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR85 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.9° RISE 5:31

Max altitude: 18.6° TRANSIT 9:41

Azimuth: 250.1° SET 13:52

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus