42 Cassiopeiae
42 Cassiopeiae is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
42 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 5.18. Because of its faintness, 42 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.
Celestial Coordinates
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J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 42 Cassiopeiae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 42 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
42 Cassiopeiae is distant 280.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
42 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 22:14 UTC (altitude: 70.7°)