32 Cassiopeiae

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 54.93° Az: 318.28° Direction: North-West

32 Cassiopeiae is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

32 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 5.57. Because of its faintness, 32 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 32 Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of 32 Cassiopeiae during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 13m 22s

Declination +65° 09’ 11”

Hour Angle 04h 22m 02s

Sidereal Time 05h 35m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 11m 41s

Declination +65° 01’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 125.07°

Galactic Latitude 2.23°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.57

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.34

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 32 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 32 Cassiopeiae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

32 Cassiopeiae is distant 362.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.23

Distance (light year) 362.63

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 32 Cassiopeiae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6972

SAO Catalogue SAO11617

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5589

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+64 127

FK5 Catalogue 2078

General Catalogue of Variable Stars RU Cas

Visibility from Your Location

32 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 09:43 UTC (altitude: 76.3°)

Set Location

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