HR572

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 58.91° Az: 16.55° Direction: North-North-East

HR572 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR572 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR572 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 HR572. The red arrow shows the motion of HR572 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 05m 37s

Declination +78° 02’ 14”

Hour Angle 20h 59m 14s

Sidereal Time 23h 04m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 02m 57s

Declination +77° 54’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 126.76°

Galactic Latitude 15.58°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.55

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR572 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR572. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR572 is distant 1,075.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 330.03

Distance (light year) 1,075.91

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12005

SAO Catalogue SAO4555

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9568

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+77 73

Visibility from Your Location

HR572 is circumpolar and transits at 10:39 UTC (altitude: 63.4°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cepheus