HR5537

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 53.85° Az: 293.82° Direction: West-North-West

HR5537 is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Boötes.

HR5537 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, HR5537 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR5537. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5537 during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 50m 21s

Declination +51° 16’ 13”

Hour Angle 03h 58m 27s

Sidereal Time 18h 48m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 49m 32s

Declination +51° 22’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 88.43°

Galactic Latitude 57.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5537.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.51

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.95

Spectral Type F5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.4

Temperature 6880K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5537 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5537. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5537 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5537 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.51

Secondary star magnitude 10.11

Magnitude difference 3.6

Separation 15.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5537 is distant 167.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 51.52

Distance (light year) 167.95

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD131040

SAO Catalogue SAO29296

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72508

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+51 1957

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9405

Visibility from Your Location

HR5537 is circumpolar and transits at 22:35 UTC (altitude: 89.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Boötes