HR2163

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:20 | Tran: 15:09 | Set: 18:58

Alt: -23.61° Az: 97.98° Direction: East

HR2163 is a double star of spectral class A in the constellation of Lepus.

HR2163 visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, HR2163 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 HR2163. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2163 during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 07m 35s

Declination -23° 06’ 53”

Hour Angle 17h 22m 27s

Sidereal Time 23h 30m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 06m 32s

Declination -23° 06’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 229.46°

Galactic Latitude -19.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2163.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.47

Class

HR2163 is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude -0.35

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2163 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2163. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2163 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2163 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.47

Secondary star magnitude 10.57

Magnitude difference 5.1

Separation 44.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2163 is distant 475.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 145.77

Distance (light year) 475.22

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41841

SAO Catalogue SAO171236

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28943

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-23 3431

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4704

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2163 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.1° RISE 11:20

Max altitude: 15.4° TRANSIT 15:09

Azimuth: 246.9° SET 18:58

Set Location

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