HR1596

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

HR1596 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1596 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1596:

Color of HR1596 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1596 6.35

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR1596 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 26°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1596

HR1596 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1596 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 58m 10s

Declination J2000 -02° 12’ 44”

Galactic Longitude 201.26°

Galactic Latitude -26.07°

Constellation Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1596 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1596.

Visibility of HR1596 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 92.2° RISE 7:44

Max altitude: 36.3° TRANSIT 13:31

Azimuth: 267.8° SET 19:18

RIGHT NOW HR1596 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1596

The image below is a photograph of HR1596 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1596 is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR1596 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 454.04 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 37 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.025 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1596

HR1596 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.63

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.1

Temperature of HR1596 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

HR1596 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

Alternative designations of HR1596

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31739

SAO Catalogue SAO131640

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23092

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 1080

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3570

In Evidence

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