13 Cassiopeiae

13 Cassiopeiae is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

13 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its reltive faintness, 13 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 13 Cassiopeiae:

Color of 13 Cassiopeiae ⬤

Magnitude of 13 Cassiopeiae 6.18

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 13 Cassiopeiae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 43°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 13 Cassiopeiae

13 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 13 Cassiopeiae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 00h 31m 25s

Declination J2000 +66° 31’ 09”

Galactic Longitude 120.94°

Galactic Latitude 3.73°

Constellation Cassiopeia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 13 Cassiopeiae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 13 Cassiopeiae.

Visibility of 13 Cassiopeiae from your location

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

13 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 08:05 UTC (altitude: 75.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 13 Cassiopeiae

The image below is a photograph of 13 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 13 Cassiopeiae is 0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 13 Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of 13 Cassiopeiae during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 13 Cassiopeiae from the Sun and relative movement

13 Cassiopeiae is distant 716.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 219.78 pc

Distance (light year) 716.48 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 13 Cassiopeiae

13 Cassiopeiae belongs to spectral class B6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.53

Spectral Type B6V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature of 13 Cassiopeiae 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 13 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 13 Cassiopeiae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 13 Cassiopeiae

Flamsteed designation 13 Cassiopeiae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD2729

SAO Catalogue SAO11243

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2474

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+65 67

In Evidence

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