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HR2158

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -52.60°   Az: 256.76°   Direction: West-South-West

HR2158 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2158 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR2158 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 HR2158 star
DSS2 image of HR2158. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2158 during the next 1000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.25 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 05m 24s
-45° 04’ 55”
08h 12m 31s
14h 17m 55s

J2000

06h 04m 40s
-45° 04’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

252.18°
-26.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2158.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.93
Main-sequence

3.77
F4V
6435K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2158 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2158. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2158 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2158 double sysyem:

5.93
6.23
0.3
196.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2158 is distant 88.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

27.02
88.08
27 km/s
-0.07 arcsec/y
0.255"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO217706
SAO217706

Visibility from Your Location

HR2158 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK