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Fulu - ζ Cassiopeiae (zeta Cassiopeiae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 72.05°   Az: 70.18°   Direction: South-West

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

00h 38m 24s
+54° 02’ 12”
22h 01m 40s
22h 40m 04s

J2000

00h 36m 58s
+53° 53’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

120.78°
-8.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Fulu - ζ Cassiopeiae (zeta Cassiopeiae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.66
Sub-giant

-2.65
B2IV
13585K

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

HR 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.

183.15
597.07
2 km/s
0.019 arcsec/y
-0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Fulu
ζ Cassiopeiae
(zeta Cassiopeiae)
17 Cassiopeiae
SAO21566
SAO21566

Visibility from Your Location

Fulu - ζ Cassiopeiae (zeta Cassiopeiae) is circumpolar and transits at 06:23 UTC (altitude: 87.4°)