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HR579

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 54.61°   Az: 333.68°   Direction: North-North-West

HR579 is a double giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR579 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR579 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.

Image of HR579 star
DSS2 image of HR579. The red arrow shows the motion of HR579 during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 05m 29s
+73° 58’ 17”
04h 33m 42s
06h 39m 11s

J2000

02h 03m 10s
+73° 51’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

127.95°
11.68°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR579.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.23
Giant

1.00
A5III
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR579 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR579. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR579 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR579 double sysyem:

6.23
9.33
3.1
5.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR579 is distant 363.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

111.36
363.03
-5 km/s
-0.029 arcsec/y
-0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO4559
SAO4559

Visibility from Your Location

HR579 is circumpolar and transits at 10:08 UTC (altitude: 67.5°)