HR2594

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:28 | Tran: 13:24 | Set: 15:20

Alt: -13.29° Az: 216.08° Direction: South-West

HR2594 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2594 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR2594 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 HR2594. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2594 during the next 1000 years (-0.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.63 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 54m 40s

Declination -50° 38’ 42”

Hour Angle 04h 18m 42s

Sidereal Time 11h 13m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 54m 02s

Declination -50° 36’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 260.38°

Galactic Latitude -20.24°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.61

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2594 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2594. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2594 is distant 174.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.68

Distance (light year) 174.99

Radial Speed 44 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.049 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.218"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51266

SAO Catalogue SAO234774

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33139

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-50 2458

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2594 rise, transit and set times from Huangnaihai, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 140.6° RISE 11:28

Max altitude: 3.7° TRANSIT 13:24

Azimuth: 219.4° SET 15:20

Name:	Huangnaihai, China
Latitude:	35° 36' 56.5" N
Longitude:	102° 0' 18.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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