HR5598

HR5598 is a giant star in the constellation of Apus.

HR5598 visual magnitude is 6.52. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5598 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5598:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5598

HR5598 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5598 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5598 in the sky:

Visibility of HR5598 from your location

HR5598 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5598

The image below is a photograph of HR5598 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5598 is 0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR5598 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5598 is distant 1,895.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR5598

HR5598 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5598 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR5598