HR768

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:29 | Tran: 2:38 | Set: 13:44

Alt: 27.69° Az: 63.07° Direction: East-North-East

HR768 is a multiple giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR768 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR768 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 HR768. The red arrow shows the motion of HR768 during the next 10000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 39m 50s

Declination +37° 49’ 57”

Hour Angle 17h 52m 55s

Sideral Time 20h 32m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 38m 17s

Declination +37° 43’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 145.24°

Galactic Latitude -20.47°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR768.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.59

Spectral Type F6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.47

Temperature 6528K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR768 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR768. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR768 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR768 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.18

Secondary star magnitude 11.18

Magnitude difference 5

Separation 20.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR768 is distant 269.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 82.78

Distance (light year) 269.87

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16327

SAO Catalogue SAO55729

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12287

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 588

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1996

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR768 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.2° RISE 15:29

Max altitude: 76.4° TRANSIT 2:38

Azimuth: 307.8° SET 13:44

Set Location

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