HR621

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 56.67° Az: 63.09° Direction: East-North-East

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.

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

Right Ascension 02h 11m 50s

Declination +53° 57’ 38”

Hour Angle 20h 14m 30s

Sidereal Time 22h 26m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 10m 07s

Declination +53° 50’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 134.48°

Galactic Latitude -7.25°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR621.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.02

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.95

Temperature 4866K

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

Distance (parsec) 180.83

Distance (light year) 589.51

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD13137

SAO Catalogue SAO22993

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP10115

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 460

FK5 Catalogue 2146

Visibility from Your Location

HR621 is circumpolar and transits at 16:16 UTC (altitude: 87.5°)

Set Location

Other stars in Perseus