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HR6162

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 7.21°   Az: 355.05°   Direction: North

HR6162 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6162 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, HR6162 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.

Image of HR6162 star
DSS2 image of HR6162. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6162 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 32m 32s
+45° 32’ 45”
11h 31m 55s
04h 04m 28s

J2000

16h 31m 47s
+45° 35’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

71.24°
43.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6162.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.65
Main-sequence

1.45
A4V
8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6162 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6162. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6162 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 HR6162 double sysyem:

5.65
8.95
3.3
16.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6162 is distant 225.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

69.06
225.14
-16 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO46147
SAO46147

Visibility from Your Location

HR6162 is circumpolar and transits at 07:10 UTC (altitude: 84.1°)