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HR2536

Altitude: -39.4°   Azimuth: 157.8°   Direction: South-South-East

HR2536 is a giant star in the constellation of Volans.

HR2536 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2536 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 HR2536 is 0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2536 star
DSS2 image of HR2536. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2536 during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR2536

6.11
Giant

HR2536 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -39.4°
Azimuth: 157.8°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2536

HR2536 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 HR2536 are provided in the following table:

06h 44m 56s
-70° 26’ 02”
281.07°
-25.98°
Volans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2536 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2536 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2536.

Visibility of HR2536 from your location

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

HR2536 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR2536 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2536 is distant 629.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

193.05 pc
629.34 ly
5 km/s
0.007 arcsec/year
0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2536

HR2536 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.32
K3III
4069K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2536 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2536. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2536

SAO256331
SAO256331