HR2598

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:24 | Tran: 15:58 | Set: 18:33

Alt: -69.91° Az: 345.87° Direction: North-North-West

HR2598 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2598 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR2598 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 HR2598. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2598 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 56m 52s

Declination -31° 49’ 27”

Hour Angle 11h 37m 20s

Sidereal Time 18h 34m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 55m 54s

Declination -31° 47’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 242.21°

Galactic Latitude -13.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2598.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.83

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2598 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2598. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2598 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2598 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.36

Secondary star magnitude 13.96

Magnitude difference 7.6

Separation 18.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2598 is distant 1,417.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 434.78

Distance (light year) 1,417.39

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51411

SAO Catalogue SAO197371

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33330

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 3808

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2598 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.8° RISE 13:24

Max altitude: 6.7° TRANSIT 15:58

Azimuth: 238.2° SET 18:33

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major