53 Cassiopeiae

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 26.07° Az: 2.60° Direction: North

53 Cassiopeiae is a supergiant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

53 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, 53 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 53 Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of 53 Cassiopeiae during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 04m 52s

Declination +64° 30’ 29”

Hour Angle 12h 21m 43s

Sideral Time 14h 26m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 03m 00s

Declination +64° 23’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 130.57°

Galactic Latitude 2.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 53 Cassiopeiae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.55

Spectral Type B8I

Color Index (B-V) 0.38

Temperature 6989K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 53 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 53 Cassiopeiae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

53 Cassiopeiae is distant 3,468.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,063.83

Distance (light year) 3,468.09

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 53 Cassiopeiae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12301

SAO Catalogue SAO12097

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9573

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+63 274

Visibility from Your Location

53 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 00:48 UTC (altitude: 77.0°)

Set Location

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