HR560

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:11 | Tran: 3:22 | Set: 9:30

Alt: -35.55° Az: 15.07° Direction: North-North-East

HR560 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR560 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR560 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 HR560. The red arrow shows the motion of HR560 during the next 1000 years (2.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.07 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 57m 10s

Declination +01° 58’ 11”

Hour Angle 12h 48m 52s

Sideral Time 14h 46m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 55m 53s

Declination +01° 50’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 153.67°

Galactic Latitude -57.13°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR560.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.06

Spectral Type F7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.56

Temperature 6129K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR560 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR560. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR560 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR560 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.01

Secondary star magnitude 6.11

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 1.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR560 is distant 126.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 38.90

Distance (light year) 126.80

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.158 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.184"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD11803

SAO Catalogue SAO110235

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8998

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 347

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 667

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1538

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR560 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.0° RISE 21:11

Max altitude: 40.5° TRANSIT 3:22

Azimuth: 272.0° SET 9:30

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Cetus