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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:26 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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HR571

Altitude: -78.1°   Azimuth: 212.7°   Direction: South-South-West

HR571 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Hydrus.

HR571 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its reltive faintness, HR571 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR571 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.056 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR571 star
DSS2 image of HR571. The red arrow shows the motion of HR571 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR571

6.06
Hypergiant

HR571 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -78.1°
Azimuth: 212.7°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR571

HR571 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR571 are provided in the following table:

01h 55m 46s
-60° 51’ 41”
289.48°
-54.55°
Hydrus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR571 in the sky:

Finder chart HR571 star
Simplified finder chart for HR571.

Visibility of HR571 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR571 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR571 from the Sun and relative movement

HR571 is distant 151.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

46.51 pc
151.63 ly
15 km/s
0.004 arcsec/year
0.056 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR571

HR571 belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a hypergiant star.

2.72
F0IV
7044K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR571 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR571. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR571

SAO248464
SAO248464