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ρ Cassiopeiae (rho Cassiopeiae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 21.09°   Az: 14.27°   Direction: North-North-East

ρ Cassiopeiae is a variable star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

ρ Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 4.54. Because of its moderate brightness, ρ 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 ρ Cassiopeiae (rho Cassiopeiae) star
DSS2 image of ρ Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Cassiopeiae during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 55m 39s
+57° 38’ 21”
13h 41m 45s
13h 37m 24s

J2000

23h 54m 23s
+57° 29’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

115.3°
-4.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ρ Cassiopeiae (rho Cassiopeiae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.54

-8.22
G2
4270K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Cassiopeiae is distant 11,642.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

3,571.43
11,642.86
-43 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
-0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

ρ Cassiopeiae
(rho Cassiopeiae)
7 Cassiopeiae
SAO35879
SAO35879

Visibility from Your Location

ρ Cassiopeiae (rho Cassiopeiae) is circumpolar and transits at 14:20 UTC (altitude: 83.8°)