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35 Cassiopeiae

Altitude: 40.6°   Azimuth: 326.6°   Direction: North-North-West

35 Cassiopeiae is a variable and double main-sequence star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

35 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its reltive faintness, 35 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 35 Cassiopeiae:

6.34
Main-sequence

35 Cassiopeiae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 40.6°
Azimuth: 326.6°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 35 Cassiopeiae

35 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 35 Cassiopeiae are provided in the following table:

01h 21m 05s
+64° 39’ 29”
126.1°
1.97°
Cassiopeia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 35 Cassiopeiae in the sky:

Finder chart 35 Cassiopeiae star
Simplified finder chart for 35 Cassiopeiae.

Visibility of 35 Cassiopeiae from your location

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

35 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 00:54 UTC (altitude: 76.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 35 Cassiopeiae

The image below is a photograph of 35 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 35 Cassiopeiae is 0.057 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 35 Cassiopeiae star
DSS2 image of 35 Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of 35 Cassiopeiae during the next 10000 years (9.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 35 Cassiopeiae from the Sun and relative movement

35 Cassiopeiae is distant 238.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

73.15 pc
238.48 ly
-15 km/s
0.057 arcsec/year
-0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 35 Cassiopeiae

35 Cassiopeiae belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.02
A2V
9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 35 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 35 Cassiopeiae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

35 Cassiopeiae star system properties

35 Cassiopeiae is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 35 Cassiopeiae double sysyem:

6.34
8.44
2.1
55.5 arcsec

Alternative designations of 35 Cassiopeiae

35 Cassiopeiae
SAO11712
SAO11712