HR885
HR885 is a giant star in the constellation of Perseus.
HR885 visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its reltive faintness, HR885 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 HR885:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR885
HR885 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR885 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR885 in the sky:
Visibility of HR885 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR885 is circumpolar and transits at 03:05 UTC (altitude: 85.7°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR885
The image below is a photograph of HR885 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 HR885 is 0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR885 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR885
HR885 belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR885 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
