HR2537

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:28 | Tran: 15:45 | Set: 19:01

Alt: -65.48° Az: 347.31° Direction: North-North-West

HR2537 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

HR2537 visual magnitude is 7.04. Because of its faintness, HR2537 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2537. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2537 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 51m 06s

Declination -27° 21’ 53”

Hour Angle 11h 36m 25s

Sidereal Time 18h 27m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 50m 05s

Declination -27° 20’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 237.51°

Galactic Latitude -12.36°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2537.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 7.04

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -22.96

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2537 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2537. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2537 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50012

SAO Catalogue SAO172403

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32782

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 3310

FK5 Catalogue 2528

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3234

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2537 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.4° RISE 12:28

Max altitude: 11.2° TRANSIT 15:45

Azimuth: 242.6° SET 19:01

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major