Fulu - ζ Cassiopeiae (zeta Cassiopeiae)

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 48.98° Az: 57.60° Direction: East-North-East

Fulu, also designated as ζ Cassiopeiae (zeta Cassiopeiae), is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

Fulu visual magnitude is 3.66. Because of its moderate brightness, Fulu is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Fulu - ζ Cassiopeiae (zeta Cassiopeiae) star

DSS2 image of Fulu. The red arrow shows the motion of Fulu during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 38m 21s

Declination +54° 01’ 58”

Hour Angle 19h 17m 27s

Sideral Time 19h 55m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 36m 58s

Declination +53° 53’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 120.78°

Galactic Latitude -8.91°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for Fulu - ζ Cassiopeiae (zeta Cassiopeiae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.66

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -2.65

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.2

Temperature 13585K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Fulu is distant 597.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 183.15

Distance (light year) 597.07

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Fulu

Bayer designation ζ Cassiopeiae
(zeta Cassiopeiae)

Flamsteed designation 17 Cassiopeiae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3360

SAO Catalogue SAO21566

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2920

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 105

FK5 Catalogue 17

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 225

Visibility from Your Location

Fulu - ζ Cassiopeiae (zeta Cassiopeiae) is circumpolar and transits at 23:22 UTC (altitude: 87.4°)

Set Location

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