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9 Cassiopeiae
9 Cassiopeiae is a double giant star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
9 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its reltive faintness, 9 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 9 Cassiopeiae:
9 Cassiopeiae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 29.6°
Azimuth: 23.0°
Direction: North-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 9 Cassiopeiae
9 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 9 Cassiopeiae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 9 Cassiopeiae in the sky:
Visibility of 9 Cassiopeiae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
9 Cassiopeiae is circumpolar and transits at 23:30 UTC (altitude: 79.2°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 9 Cassiopeiae
The image below is a photograph of 9 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 9 Cassiopeiae is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 9 Cassiopeiae from the Sun and relative movement
9 Cassiopeiae is distant 3,662.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 9 Cassiopeiae
9 Cassiopeiae belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 9 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
9 Cassiopeiae star system properties
9 Cassiopeiae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 9 Cassiopeiae double sysyem: