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HR158

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 45.32°   Az: 353.90°   Direction: North

HR158 is a variable dwarf star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR158 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR158 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.

Image of HR158 star
DSS2 image of HR158. The red arrow shows the motion of HR158 during the next 1000 years (-1.85 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.30 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 41m 50s
+82° 37’ 53”
09h 37m 26s
10h 19m 16s

J2000

00h 39m 47s
+82° 29’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

122.53°
19.63°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR158.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.4
Dwarf

3.85
F6
6170K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR158 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR158. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR158 is distant 105.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

32.31
105.33
-33 km/s
-0.111 arcsec/y
0.078"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO106
SAO106

Visibility from Your Location

HR158 is circumpolar and transits at 14:58 UTC (altitude: 58.8°)