HR3597

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:32 | Tran: 15:54 | Set: 19:15

Alt: 11.74° Az: 181.53° Direction: South-South-West

HR3597 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3597 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR3597 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 HR3597. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3597 during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 02m 17s

Declination -26° 45’ 53”

Hour Angle 00h 06m 41s

Sidereal Time 09h 08m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 01m 11s

Declination -26° 39’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.26°

Galactic Latitude 12.83°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.81

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3597 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3597. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3597 is distant 389.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.47

Distance (light year) 389.49

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.056"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD77361

SAO Catalogue SAO176833

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP44290

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 6647

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3597 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.8° RISE 12:32

Max altitude: 11.8° TRANSIT 15:54

Azimuth: 243.2° SET 19:15

Set Location

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