HR2597

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:05 | Tran: 16:04 | Set: 23:03

Alt: 14.95° Az: 89.63° Direction: East

HR2597 is a supergiant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2597 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR2597 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 HR2597. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2597 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 58m 50s

Declination +11° 52’ 19”

Hour Angle 18h 36m 39s

Sidereal Time 01h 35m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 57m 25s

Declination +11° 54’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 202.96°

Galactic Latitude 6.71°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -5.24

Spectral Type F2I

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2597 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2597. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2597 is distant 6,520.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 2,000.00

Distance (light year) 6,520.00

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51330

SAO Catalogue SAO96314

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33465

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+12 1361

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2597 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.1° RISE 9:05

Max altitude: 50.4° TRANSIT 16:04

Azimuth: 281.9° SET 23:03

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini