HR7568

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:47 | Tran: 20:54 | Set: 8:06

Alt: 8.05° Az: 324.91° Direction: North-West

HR7568 is a bright giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7568 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR7568 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 HR7568. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7568 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 51m 40s

Declination +37° 53’ 26”

Hour Angle 08h 55m 23s

Sideral Time 04h 47m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 50m 47s

Declination +37° 49’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 72.81°

Galactic Latitude 5.72°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7568.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -4.03

Spectral Type M4II

Color Index (B-V) 1.7

Temperature 3516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7568 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7568. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7568 is distant 3,395.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,041.67

Distance (light year) 3,395.83

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD187880

SAO Catalogue SAO68953

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP97651

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 3636

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7568 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.1° RISE 9:47

Max altitude: 76.4° TRANSIT 20:54

Azimuth: 307.9° SET 8:06

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Cygnus