HR2162

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -71.29° Az: 92.14° Direction: East

HR2162 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2162 visual magnitude is 6.58. Because of its faintness, HR2162 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2162. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2162 during the next 1000 years (-1.53 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.63 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 05m 26s

Declination -48° 27’ 42”

Hour Angle 13h 55m 36s

Sidereal Time 20h 01m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 04m 46s

Declination -48° 27’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 255.9°

Galactic Latitude -27.43°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2162.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.58

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.21

Spectral Type G6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.72

Temperature 5534K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2162 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2162. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2162 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2162 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.58

Secondary star magnitude 6.88

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 2.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2162 is distant 96.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 29.73

Distance (light year) 96.91

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.092 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41824

SAO Catalogue SAO217708

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28796

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 2124

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2827

Visibility from Your Location

HR2162 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis