Cih: how to find it and when to see it
Cih ranks 62nd of the 74 bright stars on our list, at magnitude 2.15, in the constellation Cassiopeia.
You can see it from anywhere north of 29° S, and it's highest in the evening sky in November.
Cih at a glance
- Constellation
- Cassiopeia
- Magnitude
- 2.15
- Rank on our list
- 62 of 74
- Hemisphere
- Northern
- Right ascension
- 0 h 57 min
- Declination
- 60.7° north
- Visible from
- north of 29° S
- Never sets
- north of 29° N
- Best evening
- November 20
Where Cih is in the sky
Cih sits 60.7° north of the celestial equator, the line in the sky directly above Earth's equator, so it's in the northern half of the sky. Its right ascension is 0 h 57 min.
Right ascension works like longitude on the sky. It's counted in hours, and about one hour of it turns past you each hour of the night.
When and where to see Cih
From the northern hemisphere
From 40° N, the latitude of New York, Madrid and Beijing, Cih never sets: it circles the pole all night and climbs to 69° above the horizon in the north.
It's in the evening sky all year, and it's highest in the evening around November 20, in autumn.
From the southern hemisphere
From 34° S, the latitude of Sydney, Cape Town and Buenos Aires, Cih never rises above the horizon. You need to be north of 29° S to see it.
How high Cih climbs from each latitude
The evening is about 9 pm local time, or 10 pm in summer time, and later when the sky is still too bright. A star counts as in the evening sky when it's at least 10° above the horizon.
| Latitude | Visibility | Highest point | Evening sky |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60° N | Never sets | 89° in the north | All year |
| 50° N | Never sets | 79° in the north | All year |
| 40° N | Never sets | 69° in the north | All year |
| 30° N | Never sets | 59° in the north | Jul to Mar |
| 20° N | Rises and sets | 49° in the north | Aug to Feb |
| Equator | Rises and sets | 29° in the north | Sep to Jan |
| 20° S | Rises and sets | 9° in the north | None |
| 34° S | Never rises | Below the horizon | None |
| 45° S | Never rises | Below the horizon | None |
Keep the sky of a night that matters
Our star maps show the stars above any place, at the minute you choose, with the constellation lines drawn in. If Cih was above the horizon that night, it's on your map, and we print it on museum-grade paper.
Questions about Cih
Cih is in Cassiopeia. It sits 60.7° north of the celestial equator, at a right ascension of 0 h 57 min.
Cih is highest in the evening sky around November 20. That's autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere.
Yes, from anywhere north of 29° S. From 34° S, it never rises, so you need to be further north.
Cih has a magnitude of 2.15, which ranks it 62nd of the 74 bright stars on our list. Sirius looks about 27 times brighter.