HR6157

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:33 | Tran: 17:39 | Set: 3:49

Alt: -0.28° Az: 338.62° Direction: North-North-West

HR6157 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6157 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR6157 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 HR6157. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6157 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 31m 57s

Declination +35° 10’ 23”

Hour Angle 10h 14m 03s

Sideral Time 02h 46m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 31m 02s

Declination +35° 13’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 57.05°

Galactic Latitude 42.92°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6157.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class

Absolute magnitude -1.18

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.64

Temperature 3594K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6157 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6157. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6157 is distant 1,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 306.75

Distance (light year) 1,000.00

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD149084

SAO Catalogue SAO65356

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80888

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 2828

FK5 Catalogue 3308

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6157 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.8° RISE 7:33

Max altitude: 73.7° TRANSIT 17:39

Azimuth: 305.2° SET 3:49

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Hercules