52 Cassiopeiae

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 76.42° Az: 3.60° Direction: North

52 Cassiopeiae is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

52 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, 52 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 52 Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of 52 Cassiopeiae during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 04m 48s

Declination +65° 01’ 20”

Hour Angle 23h 51m 59s

Sidereal Time 01h 56m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 02m 52s

Declination +64° 54’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 130.42°

Galactic Latitude 3.07°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 52 Cassiopeiae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.30

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 52 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 52 Cassiopeiae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

52 Cassiopeiae is distant 283.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 87.03

Distance (light year) 283.72

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 52 Cassiopeiae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12279

SAO Catalogue SAO12095

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9564

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+64 282

Visibility from Your Location

52 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 10:39 UTC (altitude: 76.5°)

Set Location

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