HR6568

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:09 | Tran: 3:15 | Set: 8:17

Alt: -28.54° Az: 289.66° Direction: West-North-West

HR6568 is a giant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR6568 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, HR6568 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 HR6568. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6568 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 39m 34s

Declination -10° 56’ 21”

Hour Angle 08h 10m 21s

Sidereal Time 01h 49m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 38m 09s

Declination -10° 55’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 14.57°

Galactic Latitude 10.85°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.75

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.17

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.23

Temperature 4251K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6568 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6568. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6568 is distant 425.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 130.38

Distance (light year) 425.03

Radial Speed -33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160018

SAO Catalogue SAO160708

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86313

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 4528

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6568 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.9° RISE 22:09

Max altitude: 27.6° TRANSIT 3:15

Azimuth: 259.1° SET 8:17

Set Location

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