ξ-Cas (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ξ-Cas is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 59° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:28, 80° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:53, when it sinks below 19° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
ξ-Cas
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 00h42m03s [2] |
| Declination: | +50°30'45" [2] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.79 (V) [2] 4.64 (BT) [2] 4.78 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 438.6 parsec 1429.8 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.11 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 13.9 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 118.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.42 |
Sources