HR541

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -58.80° Az: 252.36° Direction: West-South-West

HR541 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR541 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR541 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 51m 52s

Declination -50° 04’ 59”

Hour Angle 08h 38m 49s

Sidereal Time 10h 30m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 50m 54s

Declination -50° 12’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 280.7°

Galactic Latitude -64.28°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR541.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.57

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 74.79

Distance (light year) 243.83

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.042 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD11413

SAO Catalogue SAO232542

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8593

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-50 514

FK5 Catalogue 2123

General Catalogue of Variable Stars BD Phe

Visibility from Your Location

HR541 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Phoenix