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HR668

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 36.29°   Az: 28.97°   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.

Image of HR668 star
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

02h 22m 12s
+64° 27’ 10”
16h 19m 27s
18h 41m 39s

J2000

02h 20m 12s
+64° 20’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

132.36°
3.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR668.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.6
Main-sequence

0.80
B9V
10516K

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

HR 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.

144.30
470.42
-26 km/s
-0.019 arcsec/y
0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO12226
SAO12226

Visibility from Your Location

HR668 is circumpolar and transits at 08:26 UTC (altitude: 77.0°)