43 Cassiopeiae
43 Cassiopeiae is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
43 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its reltive faintness, 43 Cassiopeiae should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 43 Cassiopeiae is 0.052 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 43 Cassiopeiae
43 Cassiopeiae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 40.9°
Azimuth: 28.2°
Direction: North-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 43 Cassiopeiae
43 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 43 Cassiopeiae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 43 Cassiopeiae in the sky:
Visibility of 43 Cassiopeiae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
43 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 10:35 UTC (altitude: 73.4°)
Distance of 43 Cassiopeiae from the Sun and relative movement
43 Cassiopeiae is distant 444.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 43 Cassiopeiae
43 Cassiopeiae belongs to spectral class A0 43 Cassiopeiae is also a SiSr chemically peculiar star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 43 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
