HR5594

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:06 | Tran: 0:03 | Set: 6:04

Alt: 34.51° Az: 150.68° Direction: South-South-East

HR5594 is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5594 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, HR5594 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 HR5594. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5594 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 03m 07s

Declination -00° 14’ 21”

Hour Angle 22h 24m 49s

Sidereal Time 13h 27m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 01m 48s

Declination -00° 08’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 357.28°

Galactic Latitude 48.48°

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Finder chart for HR5594.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.77

Spectral Type M0II

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5594 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5594. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5594 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5594 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.71

Secondary star magnitude 6.81

Magnitude difference 1.1

Separation 0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5594 is distant 1,021.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 313.48

Distance (light year) 1,021.94

Radial Speed -34 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD132933

SAO Catalogue SAO120798

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73536

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 3297

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6890

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9480

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5594 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 90.2° RISE 18:06

Max altitude: 38.3° TRANSIT 0:03

Azimuth: 269.8° SET 6:04

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo