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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:58 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:52
sunny   (Daytime)   What's Visible Now?

HR1921

Altitude: 1.0°   Azimuth: 45.8°   Direction: North-East

HR1921 is a giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1921 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1921 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR1921 is 0.024 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1921 star
DSS2 image of HR1921. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1921 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR1921

6.37
Giant

HR1921 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 1.0°
Azimuth: 45.8°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1921

HR1921 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1921 are provided in the following table:

05h 38m 57s
+26° 37’ 04”
181.19°
-2.47°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1921 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1921 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1921.

Visibility of HR1921 from your location

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

Today's HR1921 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.4°
Max altitude: 65.1°
Azimuth: 296.6°

Distance of HR1921 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1921 is distant 426.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

130.72 pc
426.14 ly
15 km/s
0.024 arcsec/year
-0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1921

HR1921 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.79
G9III
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1921 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1921. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1921

SAO77350
SAO77350