Schedar (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Schedar is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 22:01 (EDT), when it reaches an altitude of 14° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 58° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 04:14.
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Name
Schedar
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 00h40m30s [6] |
| Declination: | +56°32'13" [6] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.25 (V) [3] 3.77 (BT) [2] 2.38 (VT) [2] 1.94 (G) [6] 2.99 (BP) [6] 1.84 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 71.0 parsec 231.4 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.18 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 58.4 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 122.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.01 |
Sources