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HR7563

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 33.81°   Az: 343.08°   Direction: North-North-West

HR7563 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Draco.

HR7563 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR7563 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 HR7563 star
DSS2 image of HR7563. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7563 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 46m 45s
+68° 30’ 00”
09h 14m 48s
05h 01m 34s

J2000

19h 46m 44s
+68° 26’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

100.58°
20.24°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7563 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7563.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.34
Hypergiant

0.31
F0III
7591K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7563 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7563. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7563 is distant 524.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

161.03
524.96
-12 km/s
0.005 arcsec/y
0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO18530
SAO18530

Visibility from Your Location

HR7563 is circumpolar and transits at 18:35 UTC (altitude: 73.0°)