HR6594

Altitude: 40.6° Azimuth: 119.6° Direction: East-South-East

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

HR6594 visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6594 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6594:

Color of HR6594 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6594 5.52

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR6594 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 40.6°
Azimuth: 119.6°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6594

HR6594 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6594 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 41m 58s

Declination J2000 +15° 57’ 06”

Galactic Longitude 40°

Galactic Latitude 22.38°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6594 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6594.

Visibility of HR6594 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 74.0° RISE 5:12

Max altitude: 54.5° TRANSIT 12:33

Azimuth: 286.0° SET 19:55

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6594

The image below is a photograph of HR6594 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6594 is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.101 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6594 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 115.81 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -44 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.101 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6594

HR6594 belongs to spectral class F4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.77

Spectral Type F4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.38

Temperature of HR6594 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

HR6594 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

Alternative designations of HR6594

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160910

SAO Catalogue SAO103033

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86623

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 3256

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10723

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