12 Cassiopeiae
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 37.04°
Az: 325.85°
Direction: North-West
12 Cassiopeiae is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
12 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 5.4. Because of its faintness, 12 Cassiopeiae 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.
DSS2 image of 12 Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of 12 Cassiopeiae during the next
10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 12 Cassiopeiae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 12 Cassiopeiae.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 12 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 12 Cassiopeiae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
12 Cassiopeiae is distant 763.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
12 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 23:02 UTC (altitude: 79.5°)