HR4596

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -34.20° Az: 188.63° Direction: South-South-West

HR4596 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Musca.

HR4596 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its faintness, HR4596 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 HR4596. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4596 during the next 10000 years (-10.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 03m 48s

Declination -71° 37’ 50”

Hour Angle 01h 32m 42s

Sidereal Time 13h 36m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 02m 28s

Declination -71° 29’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 299.03°

Galactic Latitude -8.99°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4596.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.42

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.87

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.17

Temperature 4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4596 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4596. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4596 is distant 420.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 129.03

Distance (light year) 420.65

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.064 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD104570

SAO Catalogue SAO256897

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58706

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-70 1454

Visibility from Your Location

HR4596 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Musca