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μ Cassiopeiae (mu Cassiopeiae)

Altitude: 16.7°   Azimuth: 353.9°   Direction: North

μ Cassiopeiae is a variable and multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

μ Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 5.17. Because of its reltive faintness, μ 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 μ Cassiopeiae:

5.17
Main-sequence

μ Cassiopeiae (mu Cassiopeiae) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 16.7°
Azimuth: 353.9°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of μ Cassiopeiae

μ Cassiopeiae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of μ Cassiopeiae are provided in the following table:

01h 08m 16s
+54° 55’ 13”
125.32°
-7.85°
Cassiopeia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of μ Cassiopeiae in the sky:

Finder chart μ Cassiopeiae (mu Cassiopeiae) star
Simplified finder chart for μ Cassiopeiae (mu Cassiopeiae).

Visibility of μ Cassiopeiae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

μ Cassiopeiae (mu Cassiopeiae) is circumpolar and transits at 01:01 UTC (altitude: 86.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of μ Cassiopeiae

The image below is a photograph of μ 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 μ Cassiopeiae is 3.424 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -1.596 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of μ Cassiopeiae (mu Cassiopeiae) star
DSS2 image of μ Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Cassiopeiae during the next 100 years (5.71 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.66 arcmin in declination);

Distance of μ Cassiopeiae from the Sun and relative movement

μ Cassiopeiae is distant 24.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 97 kilometers per second.

7.55 pc
24.62 ly
-97 km/s
3.424 arcsec/year
-1.596 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of μ Cassiopeiae

μ Cassiopeiae belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

5.78
G5V
5636K

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

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

μ Cassiopeiae star system properties

μ 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 μ Cassiopeiae double sysyem:

5.17
10.97
5.8
190.5 arcsec

Alternative designations of μ Cassiopeiae

μ Cassiopeiae
(mu Cassiopeiae)
30 Cassiopeiae
SAO22024
SAO22024