HR8389

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 63.11° Az: 58.25° Direction: East-North-East

HR8389 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8389 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its faintness, HR8389 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8389. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8389 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 00m 14s

Declination +57° 46’ 49”

Hour Angle 20h 55m 18s

Sidereal Time 18h 55m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 59m 22s

Declination +57° 39’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 101.51°

Galactic Latitude 2.13°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.59

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.13

Spectral Type A0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8389 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8389. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8389 is distant 639.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 196.08

Distance (light year) 639.22

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD209124

SAO Catalogue SAO33943

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108553

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 2670

Visibility from Your Location

HR8389 is circumpolar and transits at 06:39 UTC (altitude: 83.7°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cepheus