λ-Cas (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , λ-Cas is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 60° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:18, 76° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:08, when it sinks below 19° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
λ-Cas
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h31m46s [3] |
| Declination: | +54°31'20" [3] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 4.74 (V) [3] 4.62 (BT) [2] 4.72 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 115.7 parsec 377.3 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.09 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 44.4 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 111.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.58 |
Sources