HR573

HR573 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR573 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its reltive faintness, HR573 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 HR573:

Color of HR573 ⬤

Magnitude of HR573 6.1

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR573 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR573

HR573 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR573 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 57m 00s

Declination J2000 -51° 45’ 57”

Galactic Longitude 280.76°

Galactic Latitude -62.45°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR573 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR573.

Visibility of HR573 from your location

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

HR573 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR573

The image below is a photograph of HR573 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 HR573 is 0.359 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.248 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR573. The red arrow shows the motion of HR573 during the next 1000 years (5.98 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.13 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR573 from the Sun and relative movement

HR573 is distant 85.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 26.34 pc

Distance (light year) 85.86 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.359 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.248 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR573

HR573 belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 4.00

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature of HR573 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR573 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR573. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR573

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12042

SAO Catalogue SAO232581

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9085

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 242

Gliese Catalogue Gl 81.3

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