HR8388

HR8388 is a giant star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8388 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8388 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 HR8388:

Color of HR8388 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8388 5.93

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8388 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 55°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8388

HR8388 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 HR8388 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 21h 58m 53s

Declination J2000 +62° 41’ 53”

Galactic Longitude 104.54°

Galactic Latitude 6.16°

Constellation Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8388 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8388.

Visibility of HR8388 from your location

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

HR8388 is circumpolar and transits at 09:40 UTC (altitude: 78.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8388

The image below is a photograph of HR8388 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 HR8388 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.026 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8388. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8388 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8388 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8388 is distant 1,283.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 393.70 pc

Distance (light year) 1,283.46 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.026 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8388

HR8388 belongs to spectral class M3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -2.05

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.67

Temperature of HR8388 3555K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8388 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8388. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8388

Henry Draper Catalogue HD209112

SAO Catalogue SAO19773

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108505

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+62 2010

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