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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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Sunset: 20:22
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HR541

Altitude: -49.6°   Azimuth: 115.3°   Direction: East-South-East

HR541 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR541 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its reltive faintness, HR541 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 HR541 is -0.042 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR541 star
DSS2 image of HR541. The red arrow shows the motion of HR541 during the next 10000 years (-7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR541

5.94
Main-sequence

HR541 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -49.6°
Azimuth: 115.3°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR541

HR541 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 HR541 are provided in the following table:

01h 50m 54s
-50° 12’ 21”
280.7°
-64.28°
Phoenix

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR541 in the sky:

Finder chart HR541 star
Simplified finder chart for HR541.

Visibility of HR541 from your location

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

HR541 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR541 from the Sun and relative movement

HR541 is distant 243.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

74.79 pc
243.83 ly
7 km/s
-0.042 arcsec/year
-0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR541

HR541 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.57
A1V
8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR541 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR541. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR541

SAO232542
SAO232542