HR162

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -56.52° Az: 242.42° Direction: West-South-West

HR162 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR162 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR162 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 HR162. The red arrow shows the motion of HR162 during the next 10000 years (9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 38m 27s

Declination -54° 15’ 25”

Hour Angle 08h 12m 43s

Sidereal Time 08h 51m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 37m 18s

Declination -54° 23’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 307.41°

Galactic Latitude -62.61°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.59

Spectral Type K0II

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR162 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR162. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR162 is distant 475.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 145.99

Distance (light year) 475.91

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.056 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3488

SAO Catalogue SAO232114

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2937

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-55 130

Visibility from Your Location

HR162 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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