HR4598

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:22 | Tran: 21:40 | Set: 3:03

Alt: 4.27° Az: 108.24° Direction: East-South-East

HR4598 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR4598 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR4598 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 HR4598. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4598 during the next 10000 years (-6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 04m 09s

Declination -07° 49’ 29”

Hour Angle 19h 08m 14s

Sidereal Time 07h 12m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 02m 51s

Declination -07° 41’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 282.54°

Galactic Latitude 53.25°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.47

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature 3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4598 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4598. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4598 is distant 710.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 217.86

Distance (light year) 710.24

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD104625

SAO Catalogue SAO138551

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58741

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 3499

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4598 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.8° RISE 16:22

Max altitude: 30.7° TRANSIT 21:40

Azimuth: 262.2° SET 3:03

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo