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θ Cassiopeiae (theta Cassiopeiae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 75.10°   Az: 294.29°   Direction: West-North-West

θ Cassiopeiae is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

θ Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 4.33. Because of its moderate brightness, θ 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 θ Cassiopeiae (theta Cassiopeiae) star
DSS2 image of θ Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Cassiopeiae during the next 1000 years (3.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.37 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 12m 37s
+55° 16’ 50”
01h 37m 11s
02h 49m 48s

J2000

01h 11m 06s
+55° 08’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

125.76°
-7.61°

Finder Chart

Finder chart θ Cassiopeiae (theta Cassiopeiae) star
Simplified finder chart for θ Cassiopeiae (theta Cassiopeiae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.33
Main-sequence

1.21
A7V
8403K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

4.33
10.23
5.9
145.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Cassiopeiae is distant 137.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

42.14
137.38
9 km/s
0.229 arcsec/y
-0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

θ Cassiopeiae
(theta Cassiopeiae)
33 Cassiopeiae
SAO22070
SAO22070

Visibility from Your Location

θ Cassiopeiae (theta Cassiopeiae) is circumpolar and transits at 00:19 UTC (altitude: 86.2°)