HR151

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:03 | Tran: 1:59 | Set: 5:51

Alt: -27.95° Az: 92.01° Direction: East

HR151 is a variable star of spectral class A6 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR151 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR151 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 HR151. The red arrow shows the motion of HR151 during the next 10000 years (-12.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 37m 20s

Declination -22° 42’ 24”

Hour Angle 16h 52m 30s

Sideral Time 17h 29m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 36m 06s

Declination -22° 50’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 83.1°

Galactic Latitude -84.48°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR151.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class

HR151 is also a Sr chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 2.58

Spectral Type A6

Color Index (B-V) 0.29

Temperature 7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR151 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR151. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR151 is distant 162.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 49.70

Distance (light year) 162.03

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.072 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3326

SAO Catalogue SAO166400

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2852

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-23 220

FK5 Catalogue 2037

General Catalogue of Variable Stars BG Cet

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR151 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.7° RISE 22:03

Max altitude: 15.8° TRANSIT 1:59

Azimuth: 247.3° SET 5:51

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Cetus