HR588

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -53.70° Az: 264.18° Direction: West

HR588 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR588 visual magnitude is 5.57. Because of its faintness, HR588 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 HR588. The red arrow shows the motion of HR588 during the next 1000 years (-0.90 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.72 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 00m 40s

Declination -41° 54’ 37”

Hour Angle 08h 30m 44s

Sidereal Time 10h 31m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 59m 38s

Declination -42° 01’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 264.25°

Galactic Latitude -69.6°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.57

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.06

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR588 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR588. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR588 is distant 259.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 79.68

Distance (light year) 259.76

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.054 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.103"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12296

SAO Catalogue SAO215726

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9313

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 684

Visibility from Your Location

HR588 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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