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HR8525

HR8525 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8525 visual magnitude is 6.66. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8525 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 HR8525:

6.66
Main-sequence
HR8525 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 56°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8525

HR8525 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8525 are provided in the following table:

22h 18m 20s
+76° 29’ 17”
114.26°
16.27°
Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8525 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8525 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8525.

Visibility of HR8525 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8525 is circumpolar and transits at 05:48 UTC (altitude: 65.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8525

The image below is a photograph of HR8525 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 HR8525 is 0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8525 star
DSS2 image of HR8525. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8525 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8525 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8525 is distant 942.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

289.02 pc
942.20 ly
-18 km/s
0.005 arcsec/year
0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8525

HR8525 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.64
A1V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8525 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8525. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8525

SAO10312
SAO10312