59 Orionis

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:18 | Tran: 11:25 | Set: 17:32

Alt: -20.80° Az: 57.83° Direction: East-North-East

59 Orionis is a variable and double star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Orion.

59 Orionis visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, 59 Orionis 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 59 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 59 Orionis during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 59m 44s

Declination +01° 50’ 15”

Hour Angle 15h 29m 23s

Sidereal Time 21h 29m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 58m 24s

Declination +01° 50’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 205.14°

Galactic Latitude -10.92°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.73

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.21

Temperature 8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 59 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 59 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

59 Orionis 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 59 Orionis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.9

Secondary star magnitude 10.6

Magnitude difference 4.7

Separation 36.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

59 Orionis is distant 352.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 108.23

Distance (light year) 352.81

Radial Speed 45 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 59 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD40372

SAO Catalogue SAO113315

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28271

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 1171

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V1004 Ori

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4555

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 59 Orionis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.2° RISE 5:18

Max altitude: 40.4° TRANSIT 11:25

Azimuth: 271.8° SET 17:32

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Other stars in Orion

59 Orionis

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Alternative Designations

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