HR562
HR562 is a giant star in the constellation of Andromeda.
HR562 visual magnitude is 6.78. Because of its reltive faintness, HR562 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR562:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR562
HR562 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR562 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR562 in the sky:
Visibility of HR562 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR562 is circumpolar and transits at 07:24 UTC (altitude: 80.2°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR562
The image below is a photograph of HR562 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR562 is 0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR562 from the Sun and relative movement
HR562 is distant 1,288.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR562
HR562 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR562 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
