π Cassiopeiae (pi Cassiopeiae)

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 10.26° Az: 14.30° Direction: North-North-East

π Cassiopeiae is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

π Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, π 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 π Cassiopeiae (pi Cassiopeiae) star

DSS2 image of π Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of π Cassiopeiae during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 44m 51s

Declination +47° 09’ 36”

Hour Angle 13h 23m 45s

Sideral Time 14h 08m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 43m 28s

Declination +47° 01’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 121.52°

Galactic Latitude -15.82°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for π Cassiopeiae (pi Cassiopeiae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.94

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.30

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Cassiopeiae is distant 174.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.45

Distance (light year) 174.24

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation π Cassiopeiae
(pi Cassiopeiae)

Flamsteed designation 20 Cassiopeiae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4058

SAO Catalogue SAO36602

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3414

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 146

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 268

Visibility from Your Location

π Cassiopeiae (pi Cassiopeiae) is circumpolar and transits at 23:20 UTC (altitude: 85.7°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia