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HR6421

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 35.84°   Az: 31.24°   Direction: North-North-East

HR6421 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6421 visual magnitude is 5.56. Because of its faintness, HR6421 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 HR6421 star
DSS2 image of HR6421. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6421 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 12m 45s
+62° 50’ 46”
16h 28m 25s
09h 41m 10s

J2000

17h 12m 32s
+62° 52’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

92.5°
35.14°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6421 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6421.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.56
Hypergiant

2.46
F0IV
8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6421 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6421. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

41.65
135.78
-5 km/s
0.014 arcsec/y
0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO17391
SAO17391

Visibility from Your Location

HR6421 is circumpolar and transits at 17:28 UTC (altitude: 78.6°)