The star γ-Cas
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), γ-Cas is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 04:12, 68° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:49 (EDT), 24° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:31, 65° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
γ-Cas
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.18 (V)[2] 2.11 (BT)[1] 2.17 (VT)[1] 2.43 (RP)[3] 1.82 (G)[3] 3.59 (BP)[3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.05 |
| Right Ascension: | 00h56m42s [3] |
| Declination: | +60°43'00" [3] |
| Distance: | 188.7 parsec 615.1 lightyears [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 26.5 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 96.7° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -4.20 |