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HR6586

Altitude: -25.9°   Azimuth: 153.7°   Direction: South-South-East

HR6586 is a multiple giant star in the constellation of Pavo.

HR6586 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6586 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6586 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6586 star
DSS2 image of HR6586. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6586 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6586

6.01
Giant

HR6586 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -25.9°
Azimuth: 153.7°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6586

HR6586 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 HR6586 are provided in the following table:

17h 44m 55s
-57° 32’ 43”
334.99°
-14.37°
Pavo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6586 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6586 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6586.

Visibility of HR6586 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR6586 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR6586 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6586 is distant 405.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

124.53 pc
405.98 ly
-6 km/s
0.01 arcsec/year
-0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6586

HR6586 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.53
G8III
4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6586 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6586. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6586

SAO244989
SAO244989