HR36

HR36 is a giant star in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR36 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its reltive faintness, HR36 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 HR36:

Color of HR36 ⬤

Magnitude of HR36 6.16

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR36 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 22°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR36

HR36 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR36 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 00h 11m 59s

Declination J2000 +48° 09’ 09”

Galactic Longitude 116.16°

Galactic Latitude -14.2°

Constellation Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR36 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR36.

Visibility of HR36 from your location

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

HR36 is circumpolar and transits at 11:37 UTC (altitude: 86.7°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR36

The image below is a photograph of HR36 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 HR36 is 0.058 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.

DSS2 image of HR36. The red arrow shows the motion of HR36 during the next 10000 years (9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR36 from the Sun and relative movement

HR36 is distant 549.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.63 pc

Distance (light year) 549.75 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.058 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR36

HR36 belongs to spectral class K4

Absolute magnitude 0.03

Spectral Type K4

Color Index (B-V) 1.45

Temperature of HR36 3870K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR36 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR36. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR36

Henry Draper Catalogue HD743

SAO Catalogue SAO36148

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP967

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+47 21

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