HR2160

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:16 | Tran: 13:04 | Set: 14:53

Alt: -70.05° Az: 315.34° Direction: South-South-West

HR2160 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Columba.

HR2160 visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its faintness, HR2160 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 HR2160. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2160 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 06m 21s

Declination -35° 31’ 02”

Hour Angle 10h 51m 26s

Sidereal Time 16h 57m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 05m 27s

Declination -35° 30’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 241.98°

Galactic Latitude -24.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2160.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.8

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.27

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2160 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2160. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2160 is distant 262.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 80.65

Distance (light year) 262.90

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41759

SAO Catalogue SAO196483

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28855

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 2684

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2160 rise, transit and set times from Guildford, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.5° RISE 11:16

Max altitude: 3.2° TRANSIT 13:04

Azimuth: 234.5° SET 14:53

Name:	Guildford, United Kingdom
Latitude:	51° 14' 7.4" N
Longitude:	0° 34' 27.4" W
Timezone:	Europe/London

Set Location

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