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TimezoneAsia/Kolkata
Sunrise: 5:13 
Transit: 12:02 
Sunset: 18:51
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σ Cassiopeiae (sigma Cassiopeiae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 20:15 | Tran: 5:09 | Set: 14:07
Alt: -7.53°   Az: 350.41°   Direction: North

σ Cassiopeiae is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

σ Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 4.88. Because of its moderate brightness, σ 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 σ Cassiopeiae (sigma Cassiopeiae) star
DSS2 image of σ Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of σ Cassiopeiae during the next 100000 years (15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 00m 18s
+55° 53’ 49”
10h 51m 26s
10h 51m 45s

J2000

23h 59m 00s
+55° 45’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

115.55°
-6.36°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for σ Cassiopeiae (sigma Cassiopeiae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.88
Main-sequence

-3.47
B1V
11092K

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

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

Star System Properties

σ Cassiopeiae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the σ Cassiopeiae double sysyem:

4.88
7.08
2.2
2.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

σ Cassiopeiae is distant 1,523.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

467.29
1,523.36
-13 km/s
0.009 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

σ Cassiopeiae
(sigma Cassiopeiae)
8 Cassiopeiae
SAO35947
SAO35947

Visibility from Your Location

Today's σ Cassiopeiae (sigma Cassiopeiae) rise, transit and set times from Rāmnagar, India are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Kolkata):

Azimuth: 34.1°
Max altitude: 59.4°
Azimuth: 325.9°