HR6599

HR6599 is a star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6599 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6599 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 HR6599:

Color of HR6599 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6599 6.59

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6599 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 7°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6599

HR6599 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6599 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 40m 37s

Declination J2000 +43° 28’ 14”

Galactic Longitude 69.44°

Galactic Latitude 30.67°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6599 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6599.

Visibility of HR6599 from your location

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

HR6599 is circumpolar and transits at 05:34 UTC (altitude: 82.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6599

The image below is a photograph of HR6599 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 HR6599 is 0.056 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.061 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6599. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6599 during the next 10000 years (9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6599 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6599 is distant 387.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.91 pc

Distance (light year) 387.63 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.056 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.061 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6599

HR6599 belongs to spectral class K2

Absolute magnitude 1.21

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature of HR6599 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6599 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6599. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6599

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160950

SAO Catalogue SAO46883

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86501

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+43 2781

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