In Evidence
Detailed information about the discovery of Comet C/2025 J1 (Borisov) and pointers to useful resources to track and observe it. Read more...
Other stars in Draco
- Eltanin
- Athebyne
- Rastaban
- Altais
- Aldhibah
- Edasich
- χ Draconis
- Thuban
- Grumium
- ε Draconis
- Giausar
- κ Draconis
- θ Draconis
- φ Draconis
- HR3751
- τ Draconis
- ρ Draconis
- Dziban
- π Draconis
- 10 Draconis
- ο Draconis
- Alsafi
- 45 Draconis
- ω Draconis
- Fafnir
- υ Draconis
- 18 Draconis
- HR4126
- HR6237
- ν2 Draconis
- ν1 Draconis
- 19 Draconis
- HR7137
- 6 Draconis
- HR5960
- 4 Draconis
- 39 Draconis
- 54 Draconis
- 15 Draconis
- 30 Draconis
- 36 Draconis
- 35 Draconis
- 46 Draconis
- HR6891
- 27 Draconis
- 53 Draconis
- 59 Draconis
- HR5886
- 2 Draconis
- 73 Draconis
- 26 Draconis
- Taiyi
- HR6126
- HR7117
- 64 Draconis
- HR6199
- 3 Draconis
- 9 Draconis
- 50 Draconis
- HR6983
- HR4687
- HR7210
- 51 Draconis
- HR8016
- 66 Draconis
- HR6086
- Tianyi
- HR6025
- ψ2 Draconis
- HR5552
- 75 Draconis
- 49 Draconis
- HR7123
- 16 Draconis
- HR7804
- HR6421
- HR7187
- HR7006
- HR6511
- 48 Draconis
- HR6479
- HR6130
- 41 Draconis
- HR7805
- HR4659
- 71 Draconis
- HR7018
- HR5818
- HR6127
- Alruba
- 68 Draconis
- 76 Draconis
- HR5442
- HR7154
- HR5785
- HR5737
- ψ1 Draconis
- Alrakis
- HR5922
- μ Draconis
- HR5162
- HR6606
- HR5887
- HR5828
- HR7084
- HR5755
- HR7356
- HR7545
- HR5878
- HR7783
- HR5981
- HR5608
- HR6170
- HR6817
- 37 Draconis
- HR7654
- 74 Draconis
- HR5811
- HR5731
- HR7075
- HR6607
- HR7028
- HR4934
- HR4927
- HR6330
- 40 Draconis
- HR7423
- HR7013
- HR7450
- HR5436
- HR7042
- HR6699
- HR6360
- HR7060
- HR7096
- HR6348
- HR6226
- HR6198
- HR3847
- HR7025
- HR6560
- HR5995
- HR7930
- HR4272
- HR5018
- 69 Draconis
- HR6069
- HR7153
- HR7199
- HR7071
- HR3843
- HR4740
- HR6717
- HR5492
- 55 Draconis
- HR7695
- HR5437
- HR7868
- HR7704
- HR6395
- HR7448
- HR6790
- HR3719
- HR4665
- HR6150
- HR6335
- HR7196
- HR6880
- HR6180
- HR5949
- HR7229
- HR6911
- HR6448
- HR4727
- HR7666
- HR6036
- HR7563
- HR5282
- HR4627
- HR6735
- HR6849
- HR5768
- HR7413
- HR7160
- HR6345
- HR7090
- HR6540
- HR6886
- HR5227
- HR4016
- HR6101
- 20 Draconis
- HR6598
- HR6518
- HR5759
- HR7365
- HR7252
- HR6949
- HR7082
- HR5748
- HR5841
- HR7191
- HR3774
- HR6383
- HR7184
- HR5451
- HR6827
- HR6038
- HR5754
- HR6514
- HR7500
- HR4121
- HR7224
- HR7361
- HR7425
- 17 Draconis
- HR7247
- HR6974
- 65 Draconis
- HR6979
- HR7401
- HR5074
- HR6605
- HR5075
HR6421
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 40.70°
Az: 36.49°
Direction: 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.
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Loading map...
Finder chart for HR6421.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6421 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR6421 is circumpolar and transits at 01:32 UTC (altitude: 78.6°)