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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 6:59  
clear_day Transit: 12:48  
SunsetSet: 18:36 south
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HR4536

Altitude: 70.7°   Azimuth: 216.6°   Direction: South-West

HR4536 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4536 visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4536 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 HR4536:

5.7
Sub-giant

HR4536 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 70.7°
Azimuth: 216.6°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4536

HR4536 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 HR4536 are provided in the following table:

11h 49m 41s
+34° 55’ 54”
178.56°
74.67°
Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4536 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4536 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4536.

Visibility of HR4536 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 HR4536 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: 55.1°
Max altitude: 73.5°
Azimuth: 304.9°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4536

The image below is a photograph of HR4536 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 HR4536 is -0.115 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4536 star
DSS2 image of HR4536. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4536 during the next 1000 years (-1.92 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.10 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4536 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4536 is distant 226.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

69.49 pc
226.55 ly
-7 km/s
-0.115 arcsec/year
0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4536

HR4536 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

1.49
F5IV
6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4536 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4536. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4536

SAO62718
SAO62718