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TimezoneEurope/London
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HR7588

Altitude: -31.8°   Azimuth: 169.3°   Direction: South

HR7588 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Pavo.

HR7588 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7588 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR7588 is 0.034 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.067 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7588 star
DSS2 image of HR7588. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7588 during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7588

6.39
Hypergiant

HR7588 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -31.8°
Azimuth: 169.3°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7588

HR7588 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7588 are provided in the following table:

19h 58m 53s
-68° 45’ 43”
326.85°
-31.23°
Pavo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7588 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7588 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7588.

Visibility of HR7588 from your location

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

HR7588 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR7588 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7588 is distant 341.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

104.60 pc
341.00 ly
-18 km/s
0.034 arcsec/year
-0.067 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7588

HR7588 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

1.29
A0V
8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7588 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7588. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7588

SAO254696
SAO254696