HR538
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 19.08°
Az: 26.26°
Direction: North-North-East
HR538 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Perseus.
HR538 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR538 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 HR538. The red arrow shows the motion of HR538 during the next
10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR538.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR538.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR538 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR538.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR538 is distant 494.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR538 is circumpolar and transits at 02:24 UTC (altitude: 89.9°)