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HR1068

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 20.95°   Az: 7.96°   Direction: North

HR1068 is a multiple giant star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1068 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR1068 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 HR1068 star
DSS2 image of HR1068. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1068 during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 35m 31s
+58° 50’ 47”
12h 57m 55s
16h 33m 27s

J2000

03h 33m 32s
+58° 45’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

142.64°
2.24°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR1068 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1068.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.4
Giant

-0.45
A4III
8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1068 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1068. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1068 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1068 double sysyem:

6.4
8.1
1.7
20.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1068 is distant 763.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

234.19
763.47
7 km/s
0.008 arcsec/y
-0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO24093
SAO24093

Visibility from Your Location

HR1068 is circumpolar and transits at 04:16 UTC (altitude: 82.6°)