HR2156

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:24 | Tran: 6:05 | Set: 9:46

Alt: -51.33° Az: 58.91° Direction: East-North-East

HR2156 is a variable giant star of spectral class M6 in the constellation of Lepus.

HR2156 visual magnitude is 6.95. Because of its faintness, HR2156 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2156. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2156 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 06m 46s

Declination -24° 11’ 57”

Hour Angle 14h 23m 40s

Sideral Time 20h 30m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 05m 45s

Declination -24° 11’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 230.46°

Galactic Latitude -20.34°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2156.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.25

Spectral Type M6III

Color Index (B-V) 1.63

Temperature 3608K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2156 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2156. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2156 is distant 898.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 275.48

Distance (light year) 898.07

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41698

SAO Catalogue SAO171222

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28874

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 3679

General Catalogue of Variable Stars S Lep

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2156 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.2° RISE 2:24

Max altitude: 14.3° TRANSIT 6:05

Azimuth: 245.8° SET 9:46

Set Location

Other stars in Lepus