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HR537

Altitude: -33.6°   Azimuth: 126.4°   Direction: South-East

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

HR537 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its reltive faintness, HR537 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR537 is 0.124 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.051 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR537 star
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);

Key facts about HR537

6.14
Sub-giant

HR537 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -33.6°
Azimuth: 126.4°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR537

HR537 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR537 are provided in the following table:

01h 50m 20s
-47° 48’ 59”
277.77°
-66.33°
Phoenix

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR537 in the sky:

Finder chart HR537 star
Simplified finder chart for HR537.

Visibility of HR537 from your location

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

HR537 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR537 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

150.38 pc
490.23 ly
12 km/s
0.124 arcsec/year
0.051 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR537

HR537 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

0.25
K1IV
4719K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR537

SAO215673
SAO215673