HR5596

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 58.17° Az: 6.25° Direction: North

HR5596 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

HR5596 visual magnitude is 5.64. Because of its faintness, HR5596 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 HR5596. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5596 during the next 1000 years (2.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.70 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 48m 48s

Declination +82° 24’ 37”

Hour Angle 22h 16m 57s

Sideral Time 13h 05m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 50m 20s

Declination +82° 30’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 118.49°

Galactic Latitude 33.56°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5596.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.64

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.46

Spectral Type F9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.68

Temperature 5671K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5596 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5596. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5596 is distant 141.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 43.33

Distance (light year) 141.25

Radial Speed -43 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.176 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.222"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD133002

SAO Catalogue SAO2459

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72573

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+83 431

Gliese Catalogue NN 3876

FK5 Catalogue 1644

Visibility from Your Location

HR5596 is circumpolar and transits at 15:12 UTC (altitude: 59.1°)

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

Location

Other stars in Ursa Minor