HR6590

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:44 | Tran: 3:18 | Set: 9:48

Alt: 42.89° Az: 202.09° Direction: South-South-West

HR6590 is a giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6590 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR6590 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 HR6590. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6590 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 42m 46s

Declination +06° 18’ 06”

Hour Angle 01h 04m 21s

Sidereal Time 18h 47m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 41m 32s

Declination +06° 18’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 30.62°

Galactic Latitude 18.41°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.95

Spectral Type G7III

Color Index (B-V) 1.26

Temperature 4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6590 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6590. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6590 is distant 1,239.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 380.23

Distance (light year) 1,239.54

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160781

SAO Catalogue SAO122646

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86575

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 3498

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6590 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.7° RISE 20:44

Max altitude: 44.8° TRANSIT 3:18

Azimuth: 276.3° SET 9:48

Set Location

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