How to see it
2 Cas has a visual magnitude of about 5.58: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 2 Cas: right ascension 23h 9m 44s, declination +59° 19′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Cepheus constellation (IAU figure Cep).
Catalog context
2 Cas. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 114365, HD 218753, Gaia DR3 2013693531246217088. In the SkyKeepsake Cepheus (Cep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2013693531246217088
- HIP
- 114365
- HD
- 218753
- gaia_dr3
- 2013693531246217088
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 2 Cas
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.58