HR2591

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:59 | Tran: 13:49 | Set: 16:39

Alt: 7.35° Az: 167.59° Direction: South-South-East

HR2591 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class C3 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2591 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR2591 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 HR2591. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2591 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 55m 14s

Declination -42° 23’ 57”

Hour Angle 22h 52m 54s

Sidereal Time 05h 48m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 54m 26s

Declination -42° 21’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.21°

Galactic Latitude -17.38°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.79

Spectral Type C3II

Color Index (B-V) 2.24

Temperature 2939K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2591 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2591. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2591 is distant 1,364.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 418.41

Distance (light year) 1,364.02

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51208

SAO Catalogue SAO218296

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33189

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 2818

FK5 Catalogue 2534

General Catalogue of Variable Stars NP Pup

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2591 rise, transit and set times from Lefkáda, Greece are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Athens):

Azimuth: 132.4° RISE 10:59

Max altitude: 8.8° TRANSIT 13:49

Azimuth: 227.6° SET 16:39

Name:	Lefkáda, Greece
Latitude:	38° 49' 49.4" N
Longitude:	20° 42' 15.8" E
Timezone:	Europe/Athens

Set Location

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