HR8985

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 61.36° Az: 301.46° Direction: West-North-West

HR8985 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR8985 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR8985 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 HR8985. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8985 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 43m 07s

Declination +57° 23’ 58”

Hour Angle 03h 17m 25s

Sidereal Time 03h 00m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 41m 54s

Declination +57° 15’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 113.61°

Galactic Latitude -4.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8985.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.93

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8985 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8985. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8985 is distant 885.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 271.74

Distance (light year) 885.87

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222618

SAO Catalogue SAO35682

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116912

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 3067

Visibility from Your Location

HR8985 is circumpolar and transits at 13:48 UTC (altitude: 84.1°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia