HR3573

Altitude: 37.6° Azimuth: 204.1° Direction: South-South-West

HR3573 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3573 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3573 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 HR3573:

Color of HR3573 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3573 6.59

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR3573 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 37.6°
Azimuth: 204.1°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3573

HR3573 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 HR3573 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 58m 08s

Declination J2000 +01° 32’ 30”

Galactic Longitude 227.14°

Galactic Latitude 28.65°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3573 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3573.

Visibility of HR3573 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 HR3573 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: 88.5° RISE 11:01

Max altitude: 40.1° TRANSIT 17:06

Azimuth: 271.5° SET 23:12

RIGHT NOW HR3573 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3573

The image below is a photograph of HR3573 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 HR3573 is -0.04 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3573. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3573 during the next 10000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3573 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3573 is distant 346.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 106.16 pc

Distance (light year) 346.07 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.04 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3573

HR3573 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.46

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature of HR3573 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3573 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3573. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR3573 star system properties

HR3573 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3573 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.59

Secondary star magnitude 12.09

Magnitude difference 5.5

Separation 2.5 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR3573

Henry Draper Catalogue HD76757

SAO Catalogue SAO117311

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP44042

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 2112

FK5 Catalogue 2712

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra