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υ1 Cassiopeiae (upsilon1 Cassiopeiae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 26.86°   Az: 24.73°   Direction: North-North-East

υ1 Cassiopeiae is a multiple giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

υ1 Cassiopeiae visual magnitude is 4.83. Because of its moderate brightness, υ1 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 υ1 Cassiopeiae (upsilon1 Cassiopeiae) star
DSS2 image of υ1 Cassiopeiae. The red arrow shows the motion of υ1 Cassiopeiae during the next 10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 56m 29s
+59° 06’ 23”
15h 06m 29s
16h 02m 58s

J2000

00h 55m 00s
+58° 58’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

123.39°
-3.9°

Finder Chart

Finder chart υ1 Cassiopeiae (upsilon1 Cassiopeiae) star
Simplified finder chart for υ1 Cassiopeiae (upsilon1 Cassiopeiae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.83
Giant

-0.65
K2III
4289K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where υ1 Cassiopeiae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of υ1 Cassiopeiae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

υ1 Cassiopeiae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the υ1 Cassiopeiae double sysyem:

4.83
12.43
7.6
94.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

υ1 Cassiopeiae is distant 406.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

124.69
406.48
-23 km/s
-0.032 arcsec/y
-0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

υ1 Cassiopeiae
(upsilon1 Cassiopeiae)
26 Cassiopeiae
SAO21832
SAO21832

Visibility from Your Location

υ1 Cassiopeiae (upsilon1 Cassiopeiae) is circumpolar and transits at 23:36 UTC (altitude: 82.4°)