HR5536

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:48 | Tran: 20:45 | Set: 2:43

Alt: 55.36° Az: 118.13° Direction: South-South-West

HR5536 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5536 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR5536 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 HR5536. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5536 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 52m 18s

Declination -00° 21’ 39”

Hour Angle 21h 59m 38s

Sidereal Time 12h 51m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 51m 00s

Declination -00° 15’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 354.23°

Galactic Latitude 50.31°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.46

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.4

Temperature 3950K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5536 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5536. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5536 is distant 454.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 139.28

Distance (light year) 454.04

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD130970

SAO Catalogue SAO140177

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72629

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 3253

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5536 rise, transit and set times from Gadu, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 90.4° RISE 14:48

Max altitude: 72.0° TRANSIT 20:45

Azimuth: 269.6° SET 2:43

Name:	Gadu, Philippines
Latitude:	17° 37' 45.1" N
Longitude:	121° 36' 36.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Manila

Set Location

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