6 Cassiopeiae

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:44 | Tran: 5:11 | Set: 12:34

Alt: -16.66° Az: 356.69° Direction: North

6 Cassiopeiae is a variable and multiple supergiant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

6 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 5.43. Because of its faintness, 6 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 6 Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Cassiopeiae during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 50m 05s

Declination +62° 21’ 22”

Hour Angle 11h 32m 35s

Sidereal Time 11h 22m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 48m 50s

Declination +62° 12’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 115.71°

Galactic Latitude 0.22°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.43

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -8.06

Spectral Type A3I

Color Index (B-V) 0.67

Temperature 5706K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Cassiopeiae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

6 Cassiopeiae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 6 Cassiopeiae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.43

Secondary star magnitude 10.53

Magnitude difference 5.1

Separation 1.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Cassiopeiae is distant 16,300.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 5,000.00

Distance (light year) 16,300.00

Radial Speed -46 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Cassiopeiae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD223385

SAO Catalogue SAO20869

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117447

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+61 2533

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V566 Cas

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS17022

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 6 Cassiopeiae rise, transit and set times from Bolgatanga, Ghana are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Accra):

Azimuth: 27.6° RISE 21:44

Max altitude: 38.4° TRANSIT 5:11

Azimuth: 332.4° SET 12:34

Name:	Bolgatanga, Ghana
Latitude:	10° 47' 8.2" N
Longitude:	0° 51' 5.0" W
Timezone:	Africa/Accra

Set Location

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