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59 Orionis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 20:25 | Tran: 2:36 | Set: 8:43
Alt: 2.31°   Az: 270.05°   Direction: West

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.

Image of 59 Orionis star
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

05h 59m 41s
+01° 50’ 15”
05h 54m 25s
11h 54m 07s

J2000

05h 58m 24s
+01° 50’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

205.14°
-10.92°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 59 Orionis star
Simplified finder chart for 59 Orionis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.9

0.73
A5
8086K

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

HR 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:

5.9
10.6
4.7
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.

108.23
352.81
45 km/s
0.005 arcsec/y
-0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO113315
SAO113315

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°
Max altitude: 40.4°
Azimuth: 271.8°