HR6421
HR6421 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Draco.
HR6421 visual magnitude is 5.56. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6421 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6421:
HR6421 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 35.6°
Azimuth: 329.1°
Direction: North-North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6421
HR6421 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6421 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6421 in the sky:

Visibility of HR6421 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR6421 is circumpolar and transits at 00:23 UTC (altitude: 78.6°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6421
The image below is a photograph of HR6421 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6421 is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.048 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR6421 from the Sun and relative movement
HR6421 is distant 135.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR6421
HR6421 belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6421 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
