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ν Cassiopeiae (nu Cassiopeiae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 51.85°   Az: 64.92°   Direction: East-North-East

ν Cassiopeiae is a variable giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

ν Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 4.89. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Cassiopeiae (nu Cassiopeiae) star
DSS2 image of ν Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Cassiopeiae during the next 10000 years (5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 50m 17s
+51° 06’ 23”
19h 47m 56s
20h 38m 13s

J2000

00h 48m 50s
+50° 58’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

122.51°
-11.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Cassiopeiae (nu Cassiopeiae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.89
Giant

-0.50
B9III
11744K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Cassiopeiae is distant 389.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

119.47
389.49
9 km/s
0.035 arcsec/y
-0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Cassiopeiae
(nu Cassiopeiae)
25 Cassiopeiae
SAO21729
SAO21729

Visibility from Your Location

ν Cassiopeiae (nu Cassiopeiae) is circumpolar and transits at 08:45 UTC (altitude: 89.6°)