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44 Cassiopeiae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 28.76°   Az: 335.15°   Direction: North-North-West

44 Cassiopeiae is a multiple giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

44 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its faintness, 44 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.

Image of 44 Cassiopeiae star
DSS2 image of 44 Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of 44 Cassiopeiae during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 45m 01s
+60° 40’ 30”
08h 44m 51s
10h 29m 53s

J2000

01h 43m 19s
+60° 33’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

129.27°
-1.68°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 44 Cassiopeiae star
Simplified finder chart for 44 Cassiopeiae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.78
Giant

-1.46
B8III
10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 44 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 44 Cassiopeiae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

44 Cassiopeiae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 44 Cassiopeiae double sysyem:

5.78
10.88
5.1
66 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

44 Cassiopeiae is distant 913.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

280.11
913.17
-33 km/s
0.008 arcsec/y
-0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

44 Cassiopeiae
SAO11941
SAO11941

Visibility from Your Location

44 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 00:20 UTC (altitude: 80.8°)