HR1596

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:03 | Tran: 23:50 | Set: 5:41

Alt: 6.89° Az: 102.30° Direction: East-South-East

HR1596 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Orion.

HR1596 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR1596 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 HR1596. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1596 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 59m 26s

Declination -02° 10’ 33”

Hour Angle 18h 55m 37s

Sidereal Time 23h 55m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 58m 10s

Declination -02° 12’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 201.26°

Galactic Latitude -26.07°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1596.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.63

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.1

Temperature 9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1596 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1596. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1596 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 HR1596 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.35

Secondary star magnitude 11.85

Magnitude difference 5.5

Separation 21 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1596 is distant 454.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 139.28

Distance (light year) 454.04

Radial Speed 37 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31739

SAO Catalogue SAO131640

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23092

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 1080

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3570

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1596 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.2° RISE 18:03

Max altitude: 36.3° TRANSIT 23:50

Azimuth: 267.8° SET 5:41

Set Location

Other stars in Orion