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HR8536

Altitude: 0.8°   Azimuth: 349.3°   Direction: North

HR8536 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8536 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8536 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8536:

6.22
Sub-giant

HR8536 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 0.8°
Azimuth: 349.3°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8536

HR8536 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8536 are provided in the following table:

22h 23m 54s
+38° 34’ 24”
93.74°
-15.8°
Lacerta

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8536 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8536 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8536.

Visibility of HR8536 from your location

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

HR8536 is circumpolar and transits at 05:22 UTC (altitude: 77.1°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8536

The image below is a photograph of HR8536 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8536 is 0.255 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.119 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8536 star
DSS2 image of HR8536. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8536 during the next 1000 years (4.25 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.98 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8536 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8536 is distant 170.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

52.19 pc
170.15 ly
5 km/s
0.255 arcsec/year
0.119 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8536

HR8536 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

2.63
F5IV
6435K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8536 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8536. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8536

SAO72296
SAO72296