HR5598

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -65.60° Az: 201.99° Direction: South-South-West

HR5598 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Apus.

HR5598 visual magnitude is 6.52. Because of its faintness, HR5598 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR5598. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5598 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 09m 43s

Declination -72° 00’ 06”

Hour Angle 09h 59m 50s

Sidereal Time 01h 09m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 07m 08s

Declination -71° 54’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 313.13°

Galactic Latitude -11.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5598.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.52

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.30

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature 3663K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5598. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 581.40

Distance (light year) 1,895.35

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD133049

SAO Catalogue SAO257238

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73980

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-71 1729

Visibility from Your Location

HR5598 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Apus