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public  Vlorë, Albania Vlorë, Albania  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Tirane
Sunrise: 5:13 
Transit: 12:44 
Sunset: 20:14
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HR8421

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:23 | Tran: 4:46 | Set: 15:05
Alt: 7.61°   Az: 31.38°   Direction: South

HR8421 is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8421 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR8421 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 HR8421 star
DSS2 image of HR8421. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8421 during the next 10000 years (-7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 06m 17s
+46° 52’ 09”
15h 16m 03s
13h 22m 20s

J2000

22h 05m 16s
+46° 44’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

95.68°
-7.14°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8421.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.13
Giant

-1.22
M4III
3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8421 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8421. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8421 is distant 961.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

294.99
961.65
-13 km/s
-0.042 arcsec/y
-0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO51632
SAO51632

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8421 rise, transit and set times from Vlorë, Albania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Tirane):

Azimuth: 43.1°
Max altitude: 83.6°
Azimuth: 316.9°