HR4162

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:28 | Tran: 19:43 | Set: 22:58

Alt: -12.12° Az: 240.68° Direction: West-South-West

HR4162 is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4162 visual magnitude is 4.89. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4162 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 38m 25s

Declination -27° 32’ 41”

Hour Angle 04h 56m 09s

Sidereal Time 15h 34m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 37m 13s

Declination -27° 24’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 269.64°

Galactic Latitude 26.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.89

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.95

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 479.41

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.109 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD92036

SAO Catalogue SAO179041

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP51979

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 8033

FK5 Catalogue 2848

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 117.5° RISE 16:28

Max altitude: 11.0° TRANSIT 19:43

Azimuth: 242.5° SET 22:58

Set Location

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