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Star · Blue-white · Cassiopeia

Segin

45 Cas · HIP 8886
Above the horizon all nightHighest after dark 01:56 · north · 78°
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Where is Segin?

Times for LondonChange city

Look north, about 78° up at 01:56 in Cassiopeia.

Rises
Always up
Highest
01:58
Sets
Never
Best after dark
01:56 · 78°

Can I see Segin tonight?

From London tonight, Segin is above the horizon all night. It’s highest after dark at 01:56, in the north at 78°.

At magnitude 3.4 it is visible by eye, even from many towns, when the sky is clear.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

What does Segin look like?

Segin looks blue-white to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars). Its spectral type is B3Vp_sh: hot blue-white main-sequence star (much hotter than the Sun).

Eyes

A blue-white point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Binoculars

Brighter, and its blue-white color is easier to see.

Telescope

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

About Segin

Segin is a star in Cassiopeia, shining at magnitude 3.4. Its spectral type, B3Vp_sh, marks it as: hot blue-white main-sequence star (much hotter than the Sun).

Segin in Cassiopeia

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