HR 8560
Scientific overview
HR 8560 is a red supergiant in the constellation Grus (Gruis), lying about 330.1 light-years from Earth.
Class M. Cool red stars. The most common type in the galaxy, ranging from red dwarfs to red giants. Such stars have surface temperatures around 2,400–3,700 K and appear red to the eye.
Physical properties
| Spectral type | M4.5IIIa |
| Luminosity class | Ia |
| Apparent magnitude | 4.12 |
| Absolute magnitude | -0.91 |
| Luminosity (Sun = 1) | 201 |
| Colour index (B−V) | 1.57 |
| Distance | 330.1 ly (101.21 pc) |
Values are real catalogue data; fields without a reliable value are omitted, never estimated.
Precision measurements
Astrometry and astrophysics from SIMBAD and Gaia DR3 · Gaia DR3 6520955322608285824 · elevated RUWE
| Parallax | 9.1556 ± 0.1885 mas | SIMBAD · measured |
| Distance | 109 pc | Gaia · estimated |
| Proper motion (RA) | -14.737 mas/yr | SIMBAD · measured |
| Proper motion (Dec) | 2.798 mas/yr | SIMBAD · measured |
| Radial velocity | 2.7 ± 0.8 km/s | SIMBAD · measured |
| Spectral type | M4.5IIIa | SIMBAD · catalogued |
| Right ascension (ICRS) | 337.4 deg | SIMBAD · measured |
| Declination (ICRS) | -43.7492 deg | SIMBAD · measured |
Full field-level provenance
- Parallax: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · plx_value · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Distance: ESA Gaia astrometric survey · Gaia EDR3 · Bailer-Jones (2021) · external.gaiaedr3_distance · r_med_geo · row 6520955322608285824 · Bayesian estimate · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Proper motion (RA): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · pmra · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Proper motion (Dec): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · pmdec · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Radial velocity: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · rvz_radvel · 2006AstL...32..759G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Spectral type: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · sp_type · 1966ApJ...146..587L · catalogue identifier/value · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Right ascension (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · ra · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Declination (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · dec · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
measured = direct catalogue value · estimated = Bayesian inference (Bailer-Jones distance) · modeled = model output (Gaia GSP-Phot). Fields a source did not provide are omitted, never invented.
Evolution
A red supergiant is a colossal, cool, luminous evolved star. The largest known stars are red supergiants, and many end as supernovae.
Location in the sky
Knowledge connections
- In constellationGrus
Related stars in Grus
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- HYG DatabaseHYG Database (Hipparcos + Yale Bright Star + Gliese), by D. Nash / astronexus
Aggregated, openly-licensed star catalogue combining Hipparcos, the Yale Bright Star Catalogue, and the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars.
- HipparcosESA Hipparcos space astrometry mission
High-precision parallax, magnitude, and position for ~118,000 stars.