HR5597

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 11.49° Az: 18.83° Direction: South

HR5597 is a variable and double star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Boötes.

HR5597 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR5597 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 HR5597. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5597 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 01m 30s

Declination +47° 10’ 40”

Hour Angle 13h 50m 55s

Sidereal Time 04h 52m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 00m 38s

Declination +47° 16’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 80.19°

Galactic Latitude 57.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5597.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class

HR5597 is also a SiSrCr chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.55

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) -0.14

Temperature 12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5597 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5597. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5597 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5597 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.37

Secondary star magnitude 9.57

Magnitude difference 3.2

Separation 35.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5597 is distant 476.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 146.20

Distance (light year) 476.61

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD133029

SAO Catalogue SAO45326

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73454

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+47 2192

General Catalogue of Variable Stars BX Boo

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9477

Visibility from Your Location

HR5597 is circumpolar and transits at 21:00 UTC (altitude: 85.7°)

Set Location

Other stars in Boötes