HR3538

HR3538 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3538 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3538 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 HR3538:

Color of HR3538 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3538 6

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3538 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 2°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3538

HR3538 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3538 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 54m 17s

Declination J2000 -05° 26’ 03”

Galactic Longitude 233.21°

Galactic Latitude 24.17°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3538 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3538.

Visibility of HR3538 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 HR3538 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: 95.4° RISE 11:40

Max altitude: 33.1° TRANSIT 17:10

Azimuth: 264.6° SET 22:41

RIGHT NOW HR3538 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3538

The image below is a photograph of HR3538 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 HR3538 is -0.416 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.031 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3538. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3538 during the next 1000 years (-6.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.52 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3538 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3538 is distant 55.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 17.09 pc

Distance (light year) 55.73 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.416 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.031 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3538

HR3538 belongs to spectral class G2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 4.84

Spectral Type G2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.67

Temperature of HR3538 5706K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3538 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3538. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3538

Henry Draper Catalogue HD76151

SAO Catalogue SAO136389

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43726

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 2490

Gliese Catalogue Gl 327

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra