44 Cassiopeiae

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

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

Color of 44 Cassiopeiae ⬤

Magnitude of 44 Cassiopeiae 5.78

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 44 Cassiopeiae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 25°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 44 Cassiopeiae

44 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 44 Cassiopeiae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 43m 19s

Declination J2000 +60° 33’ 03”

Galactic Longitude 129.27°

Galactic Latitude -1.68°

Constellation Cassiopeia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 44 Cassiopeiae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 44 Cassiopeiae.

Visibility of 44 Cassiopeiae from your location

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

44 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 09:08 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 44 Cassiopeiae

The image below is a photograph of 44 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 44 Cassiopeiae is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.02 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 44 Cassiopeiae from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 280.11 pc

Distance (light year) 913.17 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -33 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.02 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 44 Cassiopeiae

44 Cassiopeiae belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.46

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature of 44 Cassiopeiae 10382K

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

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

44 Cassiopeiae 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:

Main star magnitude 5.78

Secondary star magnitude 10.88

Magnitude difference 5.1

Separation 66 arcsec

Alternative designations of 44 Cassiopeiae

Flamsteed designation 44 Cassiopeiae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10425

SAO Catalogue SAO11941

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8046

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 307

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1344

In Evidence

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