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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:44 
Transit: 13:02 
Sunset: 21:19
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HR886

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 42.29°   Az: 286.57°   Direction: South

HR886 is a variable star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR886 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR886 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 HR886 star
DSS2 image of HR886. The red arrow shows the motion of HR886 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 01m 19s
+41° 07’ 59”
04h 41m 10s
07h 42m 29s

J2000

02h 59m 39s
+41° 01’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

147.5°
-15.64°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR886.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.89

-1.00
K2
3886K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR886 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR886. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR886 is distant 779.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

239.23
779.90
32 km/s
0.019 arcsec/y
-0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO38492
SAO38492

Visibility from Your Location

HR886 is circumpolar and transits at 08:54 UTC (altitude: 79.7°)