52 Cassiopeiae

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

52 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 6. Because of its reltive faintness, 52 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 52 Cassiopeiae:

Color of 52 Cassiopeiae ⬤

Magnitude of 52 Cassiopeiae 6

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 52 Cassiopeiae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 46°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 52 Cassiopeiae

52 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 52 Cassiopeiae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 02h 02m 52s

Declination J2000 +64° 54’ 05”

Galactic Longitude 130.42°

Galactic Latitude 3.07°

Constellation Cassiopeia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 52 Cassiopeiae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 52 Cassiopeiae.

Visibility of 52 Cassiopeiae from your location

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

52 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 09:16 UTC (altitude: 76.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 52 Cassiopeiae

The image below is a photograph of 52 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 52 Cassiopeiae is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 52 Cassiopeiae from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 283.72 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 52 Cassiopeiae

52 Cassiopeiae belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.30

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature of 52 Cassiopeiae 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

Alternative designations of 52 Cassiopeiae

Flamsteed designation 52 Cassiopeiae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12279

SAO Catalogue SAO12095

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9564

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+64 282

In Evidence

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