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HR881

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 58.29°   Az: 13.95°   Direction: North-North-East

HR881 is a double giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR881 visual magnitude is 5.49. Because of its faintness, HR881 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.

Image of HR881 star
DSS2 image of HR881. The red arrow shows the motion of HR881 during the next 10000 years (-6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 09m 33s
+79° 30’ 44”
21h 03m 35s
00h 13m 08s

J2000

03h 06m 07s
+79° 25’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

129.08°
18.19°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR881 star
Simplified finder chart for HR881.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.49
Giant

-1.15
M1III
3691K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR881 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR881. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR881 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR881 double sysyem:

5.49
9.89
4.4
4.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR881 is distant 695.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

213.22
695.10
-38 km/s
-0.039 arcsec/y
0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO4810
SAO4810

Visibility from Your Location

HR881 is circumpolar and transits at 03:31 UTC (altitude: 62.0°)