HR2537

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

HR2537 visual magnitude is 7.04. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2537 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 HR2537:

Color of HR2537 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2537 7.04

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2537 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2537

HR2537 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 HR2537 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 50m 05s

Declination J2000 -27° 20’ 02”

Galactic Longitude 237.51°

Galactic Latitude -12.36°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2537 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2537.

Visibility of HR2537 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 HR2537 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: 117.3° RISE 12:05

Max altitude: 11.2° TRANSIT 15:22

Azimuth: 242.7° SET 18:39

RIGHT NOW HR2537 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2537

The image below is a photograph of HR2537 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 HR2537 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2537 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2537

HR2537 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -22.96

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature of HR2537 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

Alternative designations of HR2537

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50012

SAO Catalogue SAO172403

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32782

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 3310

FK5 Catalogue 2528

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3234

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major