Caph (Star)

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From Seattle , Caph is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 00:20, 78° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 19:37 (PDT), 48° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:14, 39° above your north-western horizon.

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Name Caph
Object type Star
Other names
Caph
β-Cas
Beta Cassiopeiae
11-Cas
11 Cassiopeiae
HR 21[1]
HD 432
HIP 746[5]
TYC 3664-1985-1[4]
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
Visibility from Seattle

All times shown in Seattle local time.

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47.61°N
122.33°W
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