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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
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HR4590

Altitude: 9.1°   Azimuth: 138.4°   Direction: South-East

HR4590 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Corvus.

HR4590 visual magnitude is 5.26. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4590 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR4590 is -0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4590 star
DSS2 image of HR4590. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4590 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4590

5.26
Main-sequence

HR4590 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 9.1°
Azimuth: 138.4°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4590

HR4590 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4590 are provided in the following table:

12h 00m 51s
-19° 39’ 32”
286.92°
41.63°
Corvus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4590 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4590 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4590.

Visibility of HR4590 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR4590 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.7°
Max altitude: 18.9°
Azimuth: 250.3°

Distance of HR4590 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4590 is distant 1,752.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

537.63 pc
1,752.69 ly
2 km/s
-0.021 arcsec/year
0.013 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4590

HR4590 belongs to spectral class B1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-3.39
B1V
13585K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4590 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4590. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4590

SAO157042
SAO157042