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HR4595

Altitude: -55.2°   Azimuth: 183.8°   Direction: South

HR4595 is a double giant star in the constellation of Octans.

HR4595 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4595 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 HR4595 is -0.065 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4595 star
DSS2 image of HR4595. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4595 during the next 10000 years (-10.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4595

6.05
Giant

HR4595 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -55.2°
Azimuth: 183.8°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4595

HR4595 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4595 are provided in the following table:

12h 02m 20s
-85° 37’ 54”
301.93°
-22.86°
Octans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4595 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4595 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4595.

Visibility of HR4595 from your location

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

HR4595 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR4595 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4595 is distant 334.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

102.67 pc
334.70 ly
17 km/s
-0.065 arcsec/year
0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4595

HR4595 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.99
K3III
4139K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4595 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4595. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR4595 star system properties

HR4595 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4595 double sysyem:

6.05
10.35
4.3
25 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR4595

SAO258632
SAO258632