HR6597

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -55.35° Az: 95.67° Direction: South

HR6597 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6597 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR6597 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 HR6597. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6597 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 46m 31s

Declination -42° 44’ 16”

Hour Angle 15h 21m 31s

Sidereal Time 09h 08m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 44m 42s

Declination -42° 43’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 348.08°

Galactic Latitude -6.99°

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Finder chart for HR6597.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.29

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature 8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6597 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6597. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6597 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6597 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.87

Secondary star magnitude 5.97

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6597 is distant 268.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 82.51

Distance (light year) 268.98

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160928

SAO Catalogue SAO228363

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86847

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4212431

Visibility from Your Location

HR6597 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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