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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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HR690

Altitude: 43.6°   Azimuth: 51.1°   Direction: North-East

HR690 is a variable and double supergiant star in the constellation of Perseus.

HR690 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its reltive faintness, HR690 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR690 is 0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR690 star
DSS2 image of HR690. The red arrow shows the motion of HR690 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR690

6.28
Supergiant

HR690 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 43.6°
Azimuth: 51.1°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR690

HR690 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR690 are provided in the following table:

02h 23m 51s
+55° 21’ 51”
135.87°
-5.17°
Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR690 in the sky:

Finder chart HR690 star
Simplified finder chart for HR690.

Visibility of HR690 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR690 is circumpolar and transits at 14:33 UTC (altitude: 86.1°)

Distance of HR690 from the Sun and relative movement

HR690 is distant 2,012.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

617.28 pc
2,012.35 ly
-26 km/s
0.006 arcsec/year
-0.024 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR690

HR690 belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

-2.67
F7I
5106K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR690 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR690. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR690 star system properties

HR690 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR690 double sysyem:

6.28
14.38
8.1
10 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR690

SAO23283
SAO23283