σ-Cas (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , σ-Cas is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 64° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:46, 75° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:20, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
σ-Cas
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 23h59m00s [5] |
| Declination: | +55°45'20" [5] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 7.05 (V) [3] 4.72 (BT) [2] 4.83 (VT) [2] 7.30 (G) [5] 7.21 (BP) [5] 7.28 (RP) [5] |
| Distance: | 424.2 parsec 1383.0 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.05 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 9.4 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 113.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.09 |
Sources