γ-Cas (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , γ-Cas is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 20:34, 71° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:12 (EST), 54° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:44, 18° above your northern horizon.
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Name
γ-Cas
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h56m42s [3] |
| Declination: | +60°43'00" [3] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.18 (V) [3] 2.11 (BT) [2] 2.17 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 168.4 parsec 548.8 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.05 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 25.5 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 98.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.95 |
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