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 03:39, when it sinks below 19° 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 [4] |
| Declination: | +55°45'17" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 5.01 (V) [1] 4.98 (G) [4] 4.91 (BP) [4] 5.03 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 364.7 parsec 1189.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.11 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 10.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 116.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.80 |
Sources