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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:41  
clear_day Transit: 12:03  
SunsetSet: 18:26
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HR3534

Altitude: -68.1°   Azimuth: 304.0°   Direction: North-West

HR3534 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3534 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3534 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 HR3534 is -0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3534 star
DSS2 image of HR3534. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3534 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3534

6.42
Giant

HR3534 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -68.1°
Azimuth: 304.0°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3534

HR3534 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 HR3534 are provided in the following table:

08h 52m 38s
-36° 32’ 44”
258.79°
5.12°
Pyxis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3534 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3534 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3534.

Visibility of HR3534 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 HR3534 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: 126.5°
Max altitude: 2.0°
Azimuth: 233.5°

Distance of HR3534 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3534 is distant 1,061.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

325.73 pc
1,061.89 ly
18 km/s
-0.015 arcsec/year
-0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3534

HR3534 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.14
G8III
6129K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3534 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3534. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3534

SAO199731
SAO199731