32 Cassiopeiae

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

32 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 5.57. Because of its reltive faintness, 32 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 32 Cassiopeiae:

Color of 32 Cassiopeiae ⬤

Magnitude of 32 Cassiopeiae 5.57

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 32 Cassiopeiae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 44°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 32 Cassiopeiae

32 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 32 Cassiopeiae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 11m 41s

Declination J2000 +65° 01’ 08”

Galactic Longitude 125.07°

Galactic Latitude 2.23°

Constellation Cassiopeia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 32 Cassiopeiae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 32 Cassiopeiae.

Visibility of 32 Cassiopeiae from your location

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

32 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 08:29 UTC (altitude: 76.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 32 Cassiopeiae

The image below is a photograph of 32 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 32 Cassiopeiae is 0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 32 Cassiopeiae from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 362.63 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 32 Cassiopeiae

32 Cassiopeiae belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.34

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature of 32 Cassiopeiae 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

Alternative designations of 32 Cassiopeiae

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

In Evidence

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