PZ Cassiopeiae

PZ Cassiopeiae

PZ Cassiopeiae is the bright star towards the upper right in this WISE infrared image.
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cassiopeia
Right ascension 23h 44m 03.28104s
Declination +61° 47 22.1823
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.2 – 10.2
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red supergiant
Spectral type M3Iab
U−B color index +1.32
B−V color index +2.58
Variable type SRc + Cepheid
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)–45.68 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −4.15 mas/yr
Dec.: −3.55 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.356±0.026 mas
Distance2,810+220
−190
 pc
Absolute magnitude (MV)−7.89
Details
Mass20 or 25 (initial mass) M
Radius1,260—1,340 R
Luminosity229,000,
(240,000  270,000) L
Surface gravity (log g)−0.5 cgs
Temperature3,605 K
Age8 or 10 Myr
Other designations
PZ Cas, IRC +60417, HIP 117078, BD+60°2613, RAFGL 3138
Database references
SIMBADdata

PZ Cassiopeiae is a red supergiant star located in the constellation of Cassiopeia, and a semi-regular variable star.