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2 Cassiopeiae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 22.89°   Az: 346.13°   Direction: North-North-West

2 Cassiopeiae is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

2 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, 2 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.

Image of 2 Cassiopeiae star
DSS2 image of 2 Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of 2 Cassiopeiae during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 10m 48s
+59° 28’ 03”
10h 16m 56s
09h 27m 45s

J2000

23h 09m 44s
+59° 19’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

110.28°
-1.02°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 2 Cassiopeiae star
Simplified finder chart for 2 Cassiopeiae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.7
Giant

-3.21
A5III
7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 2 Cassiopeiae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

2 Cassiopeiae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 2 Cassiopeiae double sysyem:

5.7
10
4.3
167.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

2 Cassiopeiae is distant 1,975.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

606.06
1,975.76
-12 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/y
0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

2 Cassiopeiae
SAO35186
SAO35186

Visibility from Your Location

2 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 21:46 UTC (altitude: 82.0°)