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HR7598

Altitude: -7.6°   Azimuth: 291.6°   Direction: West-North-West

HR7598 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7598 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7598 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 HR7598:

6.15
Main-sequence

HR7598 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -7.6°
Azimuth: 291.6°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7598

HR7598 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 HR7598 are provided in the following table:

19h 54m 40s
+07° 08’ 25”
46.7°
-10.6°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7598 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7598 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7598.

Visibility of HR7598 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 HR7598 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: 82.9°
Max altitude: 45.7°
Azimuth: 277.1°
HR7598 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7598

The image below is a photograph of HR7598 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 HR7598 is 0.034 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7598 star
DSS2 image of HR7598. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7598 during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7598 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7598 is distant 263.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

80.78 pc
263.33 ly
-16 km/s
0.034 arcsec/year
-0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7598

HR7598 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.61
A2V
9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7598 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7598. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7598 star system properties

HR7598 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 HR7598 double sysyem:

6.15
12.55
6.4
13.8 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7598

SAO125221
SAO125221