HR6593

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:40 | Tran: 2:56 | Set: 6:09

Alt: 6.57° Az: 154.27° Direction: South-South-East

HR6593 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6593 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR6593 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 HR6593. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6593 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 44m 53s

Declination -27° 53’ 38”

Hour Angle 22h 03m 09s

Sidereal Time 15h 48m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 43m 17s

Declination -27° 53’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 0.63°

Galactic Latitude 0.99°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6593.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -3.41

Spectral Type A9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.47

Temperature 6528K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6593 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6593. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6593 is distant 2,936.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 900.90

Distance (light year) 2,936.94

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160839

SAO Catalogue SAO185655

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86725

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2711850

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6593 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.9° RISE 23:40

Max altitude: 10.6° TRANSIT 2:56

Azimuth: 242.1° SET 6:09

Set Location

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