HR3389

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -32.08° Az: 113.79° Direction: East-South-East

HR3389 is a variable giant star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3389 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR3389 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 HR3389. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3389 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 34m 33s

Declination -38° 56’ 07”

Hour Angle 17h 41m 18s

Sidereal Time 02h 15m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 33m 38s

Declination -38° 50’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 258.29°

Galactic Latitude 0.74°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3389.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.06

Spectral Type B5III

Color Index (B-V) -0.14

Temperature 12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3389 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3389. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3389 is distant 825.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 253.16

Distance (light year) 825.32

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD72832

SAO Catalogue SAO199370

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42001

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 4610

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4137

Visibility from Your Location

HR3389 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Vela