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37.3541
Longitude:
-121.955

00026+6606 Position and Visibility Tonight

00026+6606

Where is 00026+6606 right now?

00026+6606 is located in the constellation Cassiopeia. Although 00026+6606 is currently 44° above the horizon, it is not visible because it is daytime.
Twilight begins at 18:57 local time. At that moment, 00026+6606 will be 31° above the horizon toward the north-east.

00026+6606 visibility on 2026-08-18

00026+6606 Visible all night

00026+6606 rise and set timetable

TimeElevation
00026+6606 is always above the horizon
Moonrise, 21% illuminated 09:4921°
Sunset17:5526°
Civil sunset18:2428°
Twilight start18:5731°
Astronomical observing session begins19:3235°
00026+6606 is always above the horizon
Moonset20:2640°
00026+6606 transit01:2361°
Astronomical observing session ends02:5159°
Twilight end03:2656°
Civil sunrise03:5954°
Sunrise04:2851°

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Star system description: 00026+6606

System 00026+6606 — triple star system, is located in the constellation Cassiopeia, at coordinates RA: 00h 02m 35s", Dec: 66° 05' 56s.
The primary and secondary magnitudes are 5.96 and 7.17. Their separation is 18 arcseconds, at position angle 69°. The magnitude difference is 1.21 magnitudes; the primary is approximately 3 times brighter.
The primary is yellow; the secondary is white.
The following technical data come from the Washington Double Star Catalog.

Technical details: 00026+6606

Property Value
System identifier 00026+6606
System type triple star system
Primary star Cas-00026 6606
Right ascension (RA) 0.04333 (00h 02m 35s")
Declination (Dec) 66.09897 (66° 05' 56s)
Primary magnitude 5.96
Secondary magnitude 7.17
Spectral type (primary/secondary) G9III+A1V (yellow/white)
Separation (arcseconds) 18.0
Position angle 69°
Discovery year 1828
Last observed 2018
Primary proper motion (RA, Dec) +007+002
Secondary proper motion (RA, Dec) +003-004
Number of observations 79

Components of 00026+6606

ComponentMagnitudeSeparation (arcseconds)Position angle
AB7.1718.069
AC10.9997.6290

Data source: Washington Double Star (WDS) Catalog. Maintained by the U.S. Naval Observatory; thanks to the WDS team.

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Limiting magnitude
coordinates0.04333, 66.09897
Center coordinates0.04333, 66.09897

00026+6606 Passage Through Night

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Current position of 00026+6606

Time05:46
Latitude37.3541
Longitude-121.955
Elevation44°
Azimuth329°
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Annual motion of 00026+6606


00026+6606 will remain visible until March 17, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Time
DateTue, 18 August 2026
Twilight start19:28
Twilight end02:44
Twilight duration7h 17m
Rise00026+6606 is always up
Set00026+6606 is always up
Elevation at transit61°
Transit time01:23
Equatorial coordinatesRA: 00h 02m 35s", Dec: 66° 05' 56s
Magnitude6
ConstellationCassiopeia
The graph illustrates the annual visibility pattern of 00026+6606, including its daily appearances and transit times. The vertical axis shows the hours of the day and the horizontal axis spans the year. The reddish area marks when the object is above the horizon, while the white line marks its daily transit.
You can also view detailed visibility information in a table with exact rise, transit, and set times for each date.

Astrometric and Physical Parameters of 00026+6606

Coordinates and Visibility

Right Ascension0.04333°
Declination66.09897°
Magnitude5.96
ConstellationCassiopeia
Elevation43.7°
Azimuth329.5°