HR537

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -44.58° Az: 244.59° Direction: West-South-West

HR537 is a sub-giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR537 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR537 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 HR537. The red arrow shows the motion of HR537 during the next 1000 years (2.07 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.85 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 51m 19s

Declination -47° 41’ 36”

Hour Angle 07h 08m 25s

Sidereal Time 08h 59m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 50m 20s

Declination -47° 48’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 277.77°

Galactic Latitude -66.33°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR537.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.25

Spectral Type K1IV

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR537 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR537. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR537 is distant 490.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 150.38

Distance (light year) 490.23

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.124 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD11332

SAO Catalogue SAO215673

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8552

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 487

Visibility from Your Location

HR537 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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