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49 Cassiopeiae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 62.39°   Az: 344.39°   Direction: North-North-West

49 Cassiopeiae is a multiple giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

49 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its faintness, 49 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 49 Cassiopeiae star
DSS2 image of 49 Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of 49 Cassiopeiae during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 07m 58s
+76° 13’ 56”
02h 06m 24s
04h 14m 22s

J2000

02h 05m 31s
+76° 06’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

127.44°
13.9°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 49 Cassiopeiae star
Simplified finder chart for 49 Cassiopeiae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.22
Giant

-0.36
G8III
4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 49 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 49 Cassiopeiae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

49 Cassiopeiae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 49 Cassiopeiae double sysyem:

5.22
12.22
7
5.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

49 Cassiopeiae is distant 426.14 light years from the Sun

130.72
426.14
-0.022 arcsec/y
-0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

49 Cassiopeiae
SAO4565
SAO4565

Visibility from Your Location

49 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 00:43 UTC (altitude: 65.2°)