HR532

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:46 | Tran: 1:33 | Set: 4:17

Alt: 7.07° Az: 188.89° Direction: South

HR532 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR532 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR532 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR532. The red arrow shows the motion of HR532 during the next 1000 years (1.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.43 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 50m 26s

Declination -30° 57’ 01”

Hour Angle 00h 41m 13s

Sideral Time 02h 31m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 49m 19s

Declination -31° 04’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.7°

Galactic Latitude -76.77°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR532.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.67

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR532 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR532. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR532 is distant 443.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 136.05

Distance (light year) 443.54

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.101 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD11183

SAO Catalogue SAO193320

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8480

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 753

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR532 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.0° RISE 22:46

Max altitude: 7.6° TRANSIT 1:33

Azimuth: 239.0° SET 4:17

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax