HR4591

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:33 | Tran: 13:22 | Set: 19:10

Alt: -28.50° Az: 51.59° Direction: North-East

HR4591 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR4591 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR4591 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 HR4591. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4591 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 02m 17s

Declination -01° 54’ 20”

Hour Angle 14h 54m 11s

Sideral Time 02h 56m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 01m 01s

Declination -01° 46’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 278.14°

Galactic Latitude 58.66°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4591.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.06

Spectral Type G8

Color Index (B-V) 1.21

Temperature 4289K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4591 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4591. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4591 is distant 613.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 188.32

Distance (light year) 613.94

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.07"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD104356

SAO Catalogue SAO138533

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58603

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 2520

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4591 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.9° RISE 7:33

Max altitude: 36.6° TRANSIT 13:22

Azimuth: 268.1° SET 19:10

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Virgo