HR668

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 73.13° Az: 31.88° Direction: North-North-East

HR668 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR668 visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its faintness, HR668 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR668. The red arrow shows the motion of HR668 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 22m 10s

Declination +64° 27’ 04”

Hour Angle 22h 36m 43s

Sidereal Time 00h 58m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 20m 12s

Declination +64° 20’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 132.36°

Galactic Latitude 3.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR668.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.6

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.80

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR668 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR668. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR668 is distant 470.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 144.30

Distance (light year) 470.42

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD14171

SAO Catalogue SAO12226

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP10893

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+63 320

Visibility from Your Location

HR668 is circumpolar and transits at 17:05 UTC (altitude: 77.0°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia