HR8568

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 25.80° Az: 356.90° Direction: North

HR8568 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8568 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR8568 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 HR8568. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8568 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 29m 10s

Declination +64° 12’ 56”

Hour Angle 11h 34m 16s

Sidereal Time 10h 03m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 28m 19s

Declination +64° 05’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 108.06°

Galactic Latitude 5.43°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8568.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.98

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8568 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8568. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8568 is distant 376.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 115.61

Distance (light year) 376.88

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD213242

SAO Catalogue SAO20088

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP110919

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+63 1852

Visibility from Your Location

HR8568 is circumpolar and transits at 07:07 UTC (altitude: 77.3°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cepheus