HR1591

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:56 | Tran: 13:49 | Set: 19:41

Alt: -4.02° Az: 273.40° Direction: West

HR1591 is a star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1591 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR1591 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 HR1591. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1591 during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 58m 34s

Declination -01° 01’ 45”

Hour Angle 06h 20m 39s

Sidereal Time 11h 19m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 57m 17s

Declination -01° 04’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 200.03°

Galactic Latitude -25.7°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.23

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.61

Spectral Type F2

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1591 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1591. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1591 is distant 273.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 83.96

Distance (light year) 273.72

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31623

SAO Catalogue SAO131625

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23041

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 762

FK5 Catalogue 2373

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1591 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.0° RISE 7:56

Max altitude: 37.5° TRANSIT 13:49

Azimuth: 269.0° SET 19:41

Set Location

Other stars in Orion