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10 Cassiopeiae

Altitude: 70.2°   Azimuth: 38.9°   Direction: North-East

10 Cassiopeiae is a giant star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

10 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its reltive faintness, 10 Cassiopeiae 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 10 Cassiopeiae:

5.59
Giant

10 Cassiopeiae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 70.2°
Azimuth: 38.9°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 10 Cassiopeiae

10 Cassiopeiae 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 10 Cassiopeiae are provided in the following table:

00h 06m 26s
+64° 11’ 45”
118.06°
1.75°
Cassiopeia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 10 Cassiopeiae in the sky:

Finder chart 10 Cassiopeiae star
Simplified finder chart for 10 Cassiopeiae.

Visibility of 10 Cassiopeiae from your location

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

10 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 19:13 UTC (altitude: 77.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 10 Cassiopeiae

The image below is a photograph of 10 Cassiopeiae 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 10 Cassiopeiae is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 10 Cassiopeiae star
DSS2 image of 10 Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of 10 Cassiopeiae during the next 100000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 10 Cassiopeiae from the Sun and relative movement

10 Cassiopeiae is distant 981.93 light years from the Sun

301.20 pc
981.93 ly
0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 10 Cassiopeiae

10 Cassiopeiae belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.80
B9III
10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 10 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 10 Cassiopeiae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 10 Cassiopeiae

10 Cassiopeiae
SAO10978
SAO10978