HR3599

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:24 | Tran: 15:42 | Set: 22:00

Alt: 51.22° Az: 231.58° Direction: South-West

HR3599 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Cancer.

HR3599 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR3599 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 HR3599. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3599 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 04m 06s

Declination +07° 11’ 46”

Hour Angle 01h 58m 33s

Sidereal Time 11h 02m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 02m 44s

Declination +07° 17’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 221.94°

Galactic Latitude 32.44°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.69

Spectral Type K3

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3599 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3599. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3599 is distant 663.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 203.67

Distance (light year) 663.95

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD77445

SAO Catalogue SAO117369

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP44406

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 2066

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3599 rise, transit and set times from Xueshan, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 82.8° RISE 9:24

Max altitude: 62.4° TRANSIT 15:42

Azimuth: 277.2° SET 22:00

Name:	Xueshan, China
Latitude:	34° 47' 40.9" N
Longitude:	99° 43' 34.3" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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