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public LocationCiawang, Indonesia
TimezoneAsia/Jakarta
Sunrise: 5:50 
Transit: 11:42 
Sunset: 17:34
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HR8389

Altitude: -38.7°   Azimuth: 8.6°   Direction: North

HR8389 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8389 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8389 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8389 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8389 star
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);

Key facts about HR8389

6.59
Hypergiant

HR8389 is below the horizon from Ciawang, Indonesia.

Altitude: -38.7°
Azimuth: 8.6°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8389

HR8389 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8389 are provided in the following table:

21h 59m 22s
+57° 39’ 29”
101.51°
2.13°
Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8389 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8389 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8389.

Visibility of HR8389 from your location

Location: Ciawang, Indonesia
Latitude: 7° 19’ 20” S
Longitude: 108° 06’ 50” E
Timezone: Asia/Jakarta

Today's HR8389 rise, transit and set times from Ciawang, Indonesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Jakarta):

Azimuth: 32.3°
Max altitude: 25.0°
Azimuth: 327.7°

Distance of HR8389 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

196.08 pc
639.22 ly
-3 km/s
0.004 arcsec/year
-0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8389

HR8389 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

0.13
A0III
9766K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR8389

SAO33943
SAO33943