HR386

HR386 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR386 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its reltive faintness, HR386 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR386:

Color of HR386 ⬤

Magnitude of HR386 6.07

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR386 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 47°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR386

HR386 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR386 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 23m 46s

Declination J2000 +78° 43’ 32”

Galactic Longitude 124.57°

Galactic Latitude 15.96°

Constellation Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR386 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR386.

Visibility of HR386 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR386 is circumpolar and transits at 08:45 UTC (altitude: 62.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR386

The image below is a photograph of HR386 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR386 is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR386. The red arrow shows the motion of HR386 during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR386 from the Sun and relative movement

HR386 is distant 32,600.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 75 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000.00 pc

Distance (light year) 32,600.00 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -75 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR386

HR386 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -8.93

Spectral Type A0I

Color Index (B-V) 0.39

Temperature of HR386 6934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR386 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR386. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR386

Henry Draper Catalogue HD8065

SAO Catalogue SAO4391

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6522

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+77 49

In Evidence

Other stars in Cepheus