HR8537

HR8537 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8537 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8537 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 HR8537:

Color of HR8537 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8537 6.04

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8537 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 63°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8537

HR8537 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8537 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 22h 23m 00s

Declination J2000 +62° 25’ 12”

Galactic Longitude 106.66°

Galactic Latitude 4.33°

Constellation Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8537 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8537.

Visibility of HR8537 from your location

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

HR8537 is circumpolar and transits at 10:12 UTC (altitude: 79.1°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8537

The image below is a photograph of HR8537 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 HR8537 is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.04 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8537. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8537 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8537 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8537 is distant 711.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 218.34 pc

Distance (light year) 711.79 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.04 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8537

HR8537 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.66

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature of HR8537 9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8537 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8537. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8537

Henry Draper Catalogue HD212495

SAO Catalogue SAO20042

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP110498

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+61 2291

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