γ-Cas (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From San Diego , γ-Cas is visible all night. It will become visible around 19:25 (PDT), 28° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:51, 39° 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) [3] 2.11 (BT) [2] 2.17 (VT) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.05 |
| Right ascension: | 00h56m42s [3] |
| Declination: | +60°43'00" [3] |
| Distance: | 168.4 parsec 548.8 lightyrs [5] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 25.5 mas/yr [5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 98.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.95 |
Visibility from San Diego
All times shown in San Diego local time.