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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.

Image of HR2162 star
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

06h 05m 26s
-48° 27’ 42”
13h 55m 36s
20h 01m 03s

J2000

06h 04m 46s
-48° 27’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

255.9°
-27.43°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2162.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.58
Main-sequence

4.21
G6V
5534K

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

HR 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:

6.58
6.88
0.3
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.

29.73
96.91
23 km/s
-0.092 arcsec/y
-0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO217708
SAO217708

Visibility from Your Location

HR2162 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK