HR2178

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -8.89° Az: 162.67° Direction: South-South-East

HR2178 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2178 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, HR2178 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2178. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2178 during the next 10000 years (14.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 07m 44s

Declination -45° 05’ 44”

Hour Angle 22h 21m 26s

Sideral Time 04h 29m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 07m 01s

Declination -45° 05’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.3°

Galactic Latitude -26.36°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2178.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.51

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.22

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2178 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2178. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2178 is distant 372.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 82 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.16

Distance (light year) 372.15

Radial Speed 82 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.085 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42168

SAO Catalogue SAO217724

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28988

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 2317

Visibility from Your Location

HR2178 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis