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ω Cassiopeiae (omega Cassiopeiae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 33.56°   Az: 344.39°   Direction: North-North-West

ω Cassiopeiae is a variable giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

ω Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 4.99. Because of its moderate brightness, ω 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 ω Cassiopeiae (omega Cassiopeiae) star
DSS2 image of ω Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of ω Cassiopeiae during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 57m 57s
+68° 48’ 20”
09h 26m 40s
11h 24m 38s

J2000

01h 55m 59s
+68° 41’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

128.77°
6.55°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ω Cassiopeiae (omega Cassiopeiae) star
Simplified finder chart for ω Cassiopeiae (omega Cassiopeiae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.99
Giant

-1.67
B8III
11573K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω Cassiopeiae is distant 701.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

215.05
701.08
-24 km/s
0.013 arcsec/y
-0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

ω Cassiopeiae
(omega Cassiopeiae)
46 Cassiopeiae
SAO12038
SAO12038

Visibility from Your Location

ω Cassiopeiae (omega Cassiopeiae) is circumpolar and transits at 00:41 UTC (altitude: 72.7°)