HR885

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:52 | Tran: 9:56 | Set: 19:56

Alt: 58.80° Az: 299.52° Direction: West-North-West

HR885 is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR885 visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, HR885 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 HR885. The red arrow shows the motion of HR885 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 01m 34s

Declination +47° 19’ 15”

Hour Angle 02h 46m 44s

Sidereal Time 05h 48m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 59m 49s

Declination +47° 13’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 144.44°

Galactic Latitude -10.22°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.47

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.69

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.89

Temperature 5023K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR885 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR885. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR885 is distant 557.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 170.94

Distance (light year) 557.26

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18474

SAO Catalogue SAO38493

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13965

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 669

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR885 rise, transit and set times from Lefkáda, Greece are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Athens):

Azimuth: 42.7° RISE 23:52

Max altitude: 81.5° TRANSIT 9:56

Azimuth: 317.3° SET 19:56

Name:	Lefkáda, Greece
Latitude:	38° 49' 49.4" N
Longitude:	20° 42' 15.8" E
Timezone:	Europe/Athens

Set Location

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