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HR8388

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 27.40°   Az: 343.28°   Direction: North-North-West

HR8388 is a giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8388 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR8388 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 HR8388 star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 59m 37s
+62° 49’ 09”
09h 43m 58s
07h 43m 36s

J2000

21h 58m 53s
+62° 41’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

104.54°
6.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8388.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.93
Giant

-2.05
M3III
3555K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

393.70
1,283.46
-16 km/s
0.004 arcsec/y
0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO19773
SAO19773

Visibility from Your Location

HR8388 is circumpolar and transits at 12:32 UTC (altitude: 78.7°)