HR601

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:23 | Tran: 1:35 | Set: 8:44

Alt: -23.22° Az: 18.25° Direction: North-North-East

HR601 is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Aries.

HR601 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR601 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 HR601. The red arrow shows the motion of HR601 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 03m 55s

Declination +13° 35’ 42”

Hour Angle 13h 08m 52s

Sidereal Time 15h 12m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 02m 35s

Declination +13° 28’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 148.19°

Galactic Latitude -45.88°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR601.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.13

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature 3663K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR601 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR601. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR601 is distant 844.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 259.07

Distance (light year) 844.56

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12479

SAO Catalogue SAO92763

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9533

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+12 271

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR601 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.4° RISE 18:23

Max altitude: 52.1° TRANSIT 1:35

Azimuth: 283.6° SET 8:44

Set Location

Other stars in Aries