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HR597

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 51.62°   Az: 13.83°   Direction: North-North-East

HR597 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR597 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, HR597 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.

Image of HR597 star
DSS2 image of HR597. The red arrow shows the motion of HR597 during the next 10000 years (-6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 12m 39s
+81° 24’ 42”
18h 25m 26s
20h 38m 06s

J2000

02h 09m 25s
+81° 17’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

125.99°
18.89°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR597 star
Simplified finder chart for HR597.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.05
Main-sequence

1.87
A1V
8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR597 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR597. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR597 is distant 223.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

68.45
223.13
-13 km/s
-0.036 arcsec/y
0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO344
SAO344

Visibility from Your Location

HR597 is circumpolar and transits at 01:00 UTC (altitude: 60.1°)