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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:03 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:50
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HR5568

Below the horizon.  Rise: 20:07 | Tran: 0:07 | Set: 4:11
Alt: -59.50°   Az: 13.54°   Direction: North-North-East

HR5568 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5568 visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its faintness, HR5568 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 HR5568 star
DSS2 image of HR5568. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5568 during the next 100 years (1.74 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.88 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 58m 55s
-21° 30’ 58”
12h 29m 20s
03h 28m 16s

J2000

14h 57m 28s
-21° 24’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

338.24°
32.7°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5568.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.74
Main-sequence

6.88
K4V
4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5568 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5568. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5568 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5568 double sysyem:

5.74
8.04
2.3
22.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5568 is distant 19.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

5.91
19.25
20 km/s
1.045 arcsec/y
-1.729"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO183040
SAO183040
Gl 570 A

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5568 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.5°
Max altitude: 17.0°
Azimuth: 248.5°