HR7421

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:46 | Tran: 4:24 | Set: 12:58

Alt: -9.52° Az: 19.69° Direction: North-North-East

HR7421 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Vulpecula.

HR7421 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR7421 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 HR7421. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7421 during the next 10000 years (5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 32m 24s

Declination +26° 40’ 20”

Hour Angle 13h 27m 17s

Sidereal Time 08h 59m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 31m 21s

Declination +26° 37’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 60.99°

Galactic Latitude 3.81°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.01

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.93

Temperature 4917K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7421 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7421. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7421 is distant 193.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 59.28

Distance (light year) 193.24

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD184010

SAO Catalogue SAO87314

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96016

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 3573

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7421 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.3° RISE 19:46

Max altitude: 65.2° TRANSIT 4:24

Azimuth: 296.7° SET 12:58

Set Location

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