HR398
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 33.93°
Az: 9.64°
Direction: North
HR398 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
HR398 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its faintness, HR398 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 HR398. The red arrow shows the motion of HR398 during the next
10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR398.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for HR398.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR398 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR398.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR398 is distant 514.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR398 is circumpolar and transits at 09:58 UTC (altitude: 70.4°)