HR2389

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -20.21° Az: 166.04° Direction: South-South-East

HR2389 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pictor.

HR2389 visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its faintness, HR2389 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 HR2389. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2389 during the next 10000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 29m 54s

Declination -56° 52’ 14”

Hour Angle 22h 22m 07s

Sidereal Time 04h 52m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 29m 28s

Declination -56° 51’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 265.89°

Galactic Latitude -25.36°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2389.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.22

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.31

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2389 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2389. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2389 is distant 312.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 95.79

Distance (light year) 312.26

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46355

SAO Catalogue SAO234541

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30932

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 1095

FK5 Catalogue 2498

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3000

Visibility from Your Location

HR2389 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pictor