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HR6592

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:41 | Tran: 3:02 | Set: 11:19
Alt: 43.64°   Az: 106.14°   Direction: East-South-East

HR6592 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6592 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR6592 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 HR6592 star
DSS2 image of HR6592. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6592 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 42m 08s
+24° 30’ 07”
20h 40m 45s
14h 22m 53s

J2000

17h 41m 05s
+24° 30’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

48.64°
25.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6592.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.36
Giant

-0.20
K1III
4309K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6592 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6592. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6592 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6592 double sysyem:

6.36
9.36
3
16.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6592 is distant 668.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

204.92
668.03
-32 km/s
-0.019 arcsec/y
0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO85310
SAO85310

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6592 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.5°
Max altitude: 63.0°
Azimuth: 294.5°