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HR8384

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 31.53°   Az: 342.52°   Direction: North-North-West

HR8384 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8384 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR8384 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 HR8384 star
DSS2 image of HR8384. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8384 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 57m 48s
+66° 16’ 27”
09h 21m 53s
07h 19m 42s

J2000

21h 57m 11s
+66° 09’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

106.55°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR8384 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8384.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.43
Main-sequence

-2.04
B2V
10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8384 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8384. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8384 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8384 double sysyem:

6.43
6.63
0.2
91 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8384 is distant 1,613.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

495.05
1,613.86
2 km/s
0.005 arcsec/y
0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO19760
SAO19760

Visibility from Your Location

HR8384 is circumpolar and transits at 22:24 UTC (altitude: 75.2°)