Astronomy
Constellations - Cassiopeia - 18alp Cas (Shedir)

 
Identification Data
Common NameShedir
ConstellationCassiopeia
Star Name18alp Cas
Skymap Number400067
Henry Draper (HD) Number3712
Harvard Revised (HR) Number168
SAO Number21609
Durchmusterung (DM) NumberBD+55 139
Washington Double Stars (WDS) Number
00405+5632
Positional Data
Position and Proper Motion (PPM) Number25578
Right Ascension (RA) J20000h 40m 30.440s
Declination (Dec) J2000+56° 32' 14.392"
Position Uncertainty0.0046s
Proper Motion in RA (J2000)/cos(Dec)+0.00609
Proper Motion in Dec (J2000)-0.032266
Radial Velocity-003.9km s-1
Trigonometric Parallax+0.01427s
Trigonometric Parallax Uncertainty0.00057s
GCI Unit Vector in X (J2000)0.542803
GCI Unit Vector in Y (J2000)0.096950
GCI Unit Vector in Z (J2000)0.834245
Galactic Longitude121.42°
Galactic Latitude
-6.30°
Observational Data
Observed Visual Magnitude (V)2.25
Derived Visual Magnitude
Derived Visual Magnitude or Observed Visual Magnitude Uncertainty0.002
Observed B Magnitude3.43
Observed B-V Colour+1.175
Observed B Magnitude or (B-V) Magnitude Uncertainty0.002
Observed U Magnitude
Observed U-B Colour
Observed U Magnitude or (U-B) Magnitude Uncertainty
Observed Photovisual Magnitude2.5
Observed Photographic Magnitude
Morgan Keenan (MK) Spectral TypeK0-IIIa
One-Dimensional Spectral ClassK0
Position Angle275
Year of Observation1934. AD

Data Source
SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog - Star Catalog Database, Version 2
    Sande C.B., Warren Jr. W.H., Tracewell D.A., Home A.T., Miller A.C.
    (Goddard Space Flight Center, Flight Dynamics Division (1998))

 
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