HR6592

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:15 | Tran: 0:32 | Set: 8:53

Alt: -10.67° Az: 23.91° Direction: South

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.

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

Right Ascension 17h 42m 08s

Declination +24° 30’ 07”

Hour Angle 13h 43m 48s

Sidereal Time 07h 25m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 41m 05s

Declination +24° 30’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 48.64°

Galactic Latitude 25.71°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.20

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.2

Temperature 4309K

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

Main star magnitude 6.36

Secondary star magnitude 9.36

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 204.92

Distance (light year) 668.03

Radial Speed -32 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160835

SAO Catalogue SAO85310

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86537

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+24 3225

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10715

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° RISE 16:15

Max altitude: 63.0° TRANSIT 0:32

Azimuth: 294.5° SET 8:53

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules