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HR3537

Altitude: -28.4°   Azimuth: 183.1°   Direction: South

HR3537 is a double sub-giant star in the constellation of Volans.

HR3537 visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3537 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 HR3537 is 0.089 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.097 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3537 star
DSS2 image of HR3537. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3537 during the next 1000 years (1.48 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.62 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3537

5.35
Sub-giant

HR3537 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -28.4°
Azimuth: 183.1°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3537

HR3537 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 HR3537 are provided in the following table:

08h 50m 34s
-66° 47’ 35”
282.28°
-14.18°
Volans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3537 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3537 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3537.

Visibility of HR3537 from your location

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

HR3537 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR3537 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3537 is distant 171.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

52.52 pc
171.22 ly
42 km/s
0.089 arcsec/year
0.097 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3537

HR3537 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

1.75
F5IV
6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3537 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3537. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR3537 star system properties

HR3537 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3537 double sysyem:

5.35
11.95
6.6
20 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR3537

SAO250347
SAO250347