HR4162

Altitude: 9.3° Azimuth: 197.1° Direction: South-South-West

HR4162 is a giant star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4162 visual magnitude is 4.89. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4162 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4162:

Color of HR4162 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4162 4.89

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR4162 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 9.3°
Azimuth: 197.1°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4162

HR4162 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4162 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 10h 37m 13s

Declination J2000 -27° 24’ 45”

Galactic Longitude 269.64°

Galactic Latitude 26.65°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4162 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4162.

Visibility of HR4162 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR4162 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.4° RISE 7:29

Max altitude: 11.1° TRANSIT 10:45

Azimuth: 242.6° SET 14:02

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4162

The image below is a photograph of HR4162 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4162 is -0.109 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4162. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4162 during the next 1000 years (-1.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.40 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4162 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4162 is distant 479.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 147.06 pc

Distance (light year) 479.41 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.109 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.024 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4162

HR4162 belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.95

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature of HR4162 3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4162 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4162. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4162

Henry Draper Catalogue HD92036

SAO Catalogue SAO179041

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP51979

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 8033

FK5 Catalogue 2848

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