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HR621

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 50.52°   Az: 301.13°   Direction: West-North-West

HR621 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR621 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR621 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 HR621 star
DSS2 image of HR621. The red arrow shows the motion of HR621 during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 11m 48s
+53° 57’ 31”
04h 30m 40s
06h 42m 28s

J2000

02h 10m 07s
+53° 50’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

134.48°
-7.25°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR621 star
Simplified finder chart for HR621.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.31
Giant

0.02
G8III
4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR621 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR621. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR621 is distant 589.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

180.83
589.51
10 km/s
0.027 arcsec/y
-0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO22993
SAO22993

Visibility from Your Location

HR621 is circumpolar and transits at 02:13 UTC (altitude: 87.5°)