HR161

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:17 | Tran: 7:32 | Set: 13:46

Alt: -7.05° Az: 284.35° Direction: South

HR161 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Pisces.

HR161 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR161 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 HR161. The red arrow shows the motion of HR161 during the next 1000 years (1.58 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.02 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 38m 49s

Declination +03° 16’ 30”

Hour Angle 07h 02m 30s

Sidereal Time 07h 41m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 37m 30s

Declination +03° 08’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 116.06°

Galactic Latitude -59.55°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.15

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.33

Temperature 4069K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR161 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR161. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR161 is distant 576.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 176.99

Distance (light year) 576.99

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.095 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3457

SAO Catalogue SAO109315

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2954

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 80

FK5 Catalogue 2040

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR161 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.7° RISE 1:17

Max altitude: 41.8° TRANSIT 7:32

Azimuth: 273.3° SET 13:46

Set Location

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