κ Cassiopeiae (kappa Cassiopeiae)

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 40.32° Az: 324.24° Direction: North-West

κ Cassiopeiae is a variable supergiant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

κ Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 4.16. Because of its moderate brightness, κ Cassiopeiae 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 κ Cassiopeiae (kappa Cassiopeiae) star

DSS2 image of κ Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Cassiopeiae during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 34m 27s

Declination +63° 04’ 17”

Hour Angle 06h 41m 18s

Sidereal Time 07h 15m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 33m 00s

Declination +62° 55’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 120.84°

Galactic Latitude 0.14°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ Cassiopeiae (kappa Cassiopeiae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.16

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -6.35

Spectral Type B1I

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Cassiopeiae is distant 4,126.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,265.82

Distance (light year) 4,126.58

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ Cassiopeiae
(kappa Cassiopeiae)

Flamsteed designation 15 Cassiopeiae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD2905

SAO Catalogue SAO11256

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2599

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+62 102

FK5 Catalogue 16

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Kap Cas

Visibility from Your Location

κ Cassiopeiae (kappa Cassiopeiae) is circumpolar and transits at 08:33 UTC (altitude: 78.4°)

Set Location

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