HR1536

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:46 | Tran: 14:15 | Set: 19:45

Alt: 14.39° Az: 119.01° Direction: East-South-East

HR1536 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR1536 visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its faintness, HR1536 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 HR1536. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1536 during the next 1000 years (5.08 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.05 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 49m 51s

Declination -05° 37’ 51”

Hour Angle 20h 06m 37s

Sidereal Time 00h 56m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 48m 36s

Declination -05° 40’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 203.39°

Galactic Latitude -29.83°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1536.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.78

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.66

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.62

Temperature 5890K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1536 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1536. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1536 is distant 86.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 79 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 26.50

Distance (light year) 86.40

Radial Speed 79 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.305 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.243"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD30562

SAO Catalogue SAO131504

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22336

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 1044

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR1536 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.6° RISE 8:46

Max altitude: 32.9° TRANSIT 14:15

Azimuth: 264.4° SET 19:45

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus