HR6594

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:36 | Tran: 18:58 | Set: 2:24

Alt: 49.41° Az: 217.96° Direction: South-West

HR6594 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6594 visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its faintness, HR6594 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 HR6594. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6594 during the next 1000 years (0.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.68 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 43m 05s

Declination +15° 56’ 29”

Hour Angle 01h 38m 23s

Sideral Time 19h 21m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 41m 58s

Declination +15° 57’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 40°

Galactic Latitude 22.38°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6594.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.52

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.77

Spectral Type F4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.38

Temperature 6989K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6594 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6594. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6594 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6594 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.52

Secondary star magnitude 8.32

Magnitude difference 2.8

Separation 0.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6594 is distant 115.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 35.52

Distance (light year) 115.81

Radial Speed -44 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.101"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160910

SAO Catalogue SAO103033

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86623

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 3256

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10723

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6594 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.1° RISE 11:36

Max altitude: 54.5° TRANSIT 18:58

Azimuth: 285.9° SET 2:24

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Hercules