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6 Cas

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6 Cas has a visual magnitude of about 5.29: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 6 Cas: right ascension 23h 48m 50s, declination +62° 12′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).

6 Cas. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117447, HD 223385, Gaia DR3 2012942564813958656. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 117447
Right ascension
23h 48m 50s
Declination
+62° 12′ 52″
Magnitude
5.29
Distance
≈ 7,648 ly
Data: gaia-dr3