The star HR 6568
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , HR 6568 is visible all night. It will become visible around 21:53 (EDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:37, 36° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 03:37, 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
HR 6568
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
| Magnitude: | 5.73 (V) [2] 7.31 (BT) [2] 5.86 (VT) [2] 5.33 (G) [4] 6.01 (BP) [4] 4.61 (RP) [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.23 |
| Right ascension: | 17h38m09s [4] |
| Declination: | -10°55'34" [4] |
| Distance: | 126.1 parsec 411.2 lightyrs [4] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 16.4 mas/yr [4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 237.1° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.23 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.