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HR618

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 29.71°   Az: 30.66°   Direction: North-North-East

HR618 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR618 visual magnitude is 5.67. Because of its faintness, HR618 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 HR618 star
DSS2 image of HR618. The red arrow shows the motion of HR618 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 10m 28s
+58° 32’ 34”
15h 52m 20s
18h 02m 48s

J2000

02h 08m 40s
+58° 25’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

132.92°
-2.94°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR618.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.67
Supergiant

-3.07
A1I
5929K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR618 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR618. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR618 is distant 1,821.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

558.66
1,821.23
-36 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/y
0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO22959
SAO22959

Visibility from Your Location

HR618 is circumpolar and transits at 10:13 UTC (altitude: 82.9°)