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Cassiopeia (listen ⓘ) is a constellation and asterism in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty. Cassiopeia was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greek astronomer Ptolemy , and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today.
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cassiopeia, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class Notes
1 Cassiopeiae is a single [10] star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, located around 1,130 light years from the Sun. [1] It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.84. [2] This object is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −9 km/s. [2]
Alpha Cassiopeiae or α Cassiopeiae, also named Schedar (/ ˈ ʃ ɛ d ɑːr /), [10] [11] is a second-magnitude star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia.Though listed as the "alpha star" by Johann Bayer, α Cas's visual brightness closely matches the 'beta' (β) star in the constellation (Beta Cassiopeiae) and it may appear marginally brighter or dimmer, depending on which passband is ...
Beta Cassiopeiae (β Cassiopeiae, abbreviated Beta Cas or β Cas), officially named Caph / ˈ k æ f /, [11] [12] is a Delta Scuti variable star in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is a giant star belonging to the spectral class F2. The white star of second magnitude (+2.28 mag, variable) has an absolute magnitude of +1.3 mag.
Pages in category "Cassiopeia (constellation)" The following 164 pages are in this category, out of 164 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Zeta Cassiopeiae, Latinized from ζ Cassiopeiae, and officially named Fulu / ˈ f uː l uː /, [11] is a variable star [10] in the constellation of Cassiopeia.It has a blue-white hue and is classified as a B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.66, making it visible to the naked eye.
Epsilon Cassiopeiae or ε Cassiopeiae, officially named Segin (/ ˈ s ɛ ɡ ɪ n /), [10] [11] is a single [12] star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia.With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.4, this is one of the brightest stars in the constellation.