Caph (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Caph is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:41, 29° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:10 (EDT), 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Caph
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h09m10s [3] |
| Declination: | +59°09'00" [3] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.28 (V) [3] 2.72 (BT) [2] 2.32 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 16.8 parsec 54.7 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.38 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 553.5 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 109.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.16 |
Sources