16 Cassiopeiae
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 69.08°
Az: 328.17°
Direction: North-North-West
16 Cassiopeiae is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
16 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, 16 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 16 Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of 16 Cassiopeiae during the next
10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 16 Cassiopeiae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 16 Cassiopeiae.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 16 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 16 Cassiopeiae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
16 Cassiopeiae is distant 564.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
16 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 23:15 UTC (altitude: 74.6°)