44 Cassiopeiae

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:49 | Tran: 6:44 | Set: 14:39

Alt: 1.59° Az: 26.22° Direction: North-North-East

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.

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

Right Ascension 01h 45m 04s

Declination +60° 40’ 43”

Hour Angle 16h 17m 35s

Sidereal Time 18h 02m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 43m 19s

Declination +60° 33’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 129.27°

Galactic Latitude -1.68°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.78

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.46

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 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

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

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.

Distance (parsec) 280.11

Distance (light year) 913.17

Radial Speed -33 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 44 Cassiopeiae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10425

SAO Catalogue SAO11941

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8046

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 307

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1344

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 44 Cassiopeiae rise, transit and set times from El Ocote, Honduras are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Tegucigalpa):

Azimuth: 29.3° RISE 22:49

Max altitude: 44.7° TRANSIT 6:44

Azimuth: 330.7° SET 14:39

Name:	El Ocote, Honduras
Latitude:	15° 25' 0.1" N
Longitude:	86° 34' 0.1" W
Timezone:	America/Tegucigalpa

Set Location

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