HR3597

HR3597 is a giant star in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3597 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3597 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3597:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3597

HR3597 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3597 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3597 in the sky:

Visibility of HR3597 from your location

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

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3597

The image below is a photograph of HR3597 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3597 is 0.026 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.056 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR3597 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Spectral properties of HR3597

HR3597 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

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

Alternative designations of HR3597