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public  Vlorë, Albania Vlorë, Albania  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Tirane
Sunrise: 5:13 
Transit: 12:44 
Sunset: 20:14
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HR420

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -66.22°   Az: 180.98°   Direction: South-South-West

HR420 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Hydrus.

HR420 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR420 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 HR420 star
DSS2 image of HR420. The red arrow shows the motion of HR420 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 25m 57s
-64° 14’ 14”
11h 56m 21s
13h 22m 19s

J2000

01h 25m 05s
-64° 22’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

296.98°
-52.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR420.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.93
Giant

-1.52
K5III
3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR420 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR420. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR420 is distant 1,009.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

309.60
1,009.29
23 km/s
0.023 arcsec/y
-0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO248381
SAO248381

Visibility from Your Location

HR420 is currently not visible from Vlorë, Albania