HR8596

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:03 | Tran: 23:47 | Set: 3:35

Alt: -59.13° Az: 33.35° Direction: North-North-East

HR8596 is a giant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8596 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR8596 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 HR8596. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8596 during the next 10000 years (6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 36m 57s

Declination -23° 51’ 45”

Hour Angle 13h 11m 51s

Sideral Time 11h 48m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 35m 36s

Declination -23° 59’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 31.1°

Galactic Latitude -59.3°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8596.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.97

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.89

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8596 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8596. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8596 is distant 337.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 103.52

Distance (light year) 337.47

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.039 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD213986

SAO Catalogue SAO191246

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111515

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2417232

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8596 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.9° RISE 20:03

Max altitude: 14.7° TRANSIT 23:47

Azimuth: 246.1° SET 3:35

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Aquarius