Star · A5V
Ruchbah
Ruchbah is a main-sequence star of spectral type A5V in the constellation Cassiopeia, 101.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | δ Cas · HIP 6686 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Distance | 101.8 light-years (31.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 2.66 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.19 |
| Spectral type | A5V |
| Surface temperature | 8,490 K |
| Luminosity | 80.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.14 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.18 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 25m 48.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +60° 14′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 2.66). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 30° S. North of latitude 30° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1924. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Ruchbah, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.30, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.