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  2. Cassiopeia (constellation) - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Cassiopeia (mother of Andromeda) - Wikipedia

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    Poseidon's punishment: Cassiopeia as a constellation sitting in the heavens tied to a chair. Hyginus, Poeticon Astronomicon. "U.S. Naval Observatory Library" Cassiopeia (/ ˌ k æ s i. oʊ ˈ p iː. ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Κασσιόπεια Kassiópeia, Modern Greek: Κασσιόπη Kassiópē) or Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια Kassiépeia), a figure in Greek mythology, was Queen of ...

  4. Alpha Cassiopeiae - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Cassiopeia - Wikipedia

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    Cassiopeia (constellation), a northern constellation representing the queen of Ethiopia Cassiopeia A , a supernova remnant in that constellation Cassiopea , the genus of the "upside-down" jellyfish

  6. Mu Cassiopeiae - Wikipedia

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    Mu Cassiopeiae, Latinized from μ Cassiopeiae, is a binary star system in the constellation Cassiopeia.This system shares the name Marfak / ˈ m ɑːr f æ k / with Theta Cassiopeiae, and the name was from Al Marfik or Al Mirfaq (المرفق), meaning "the elbow". [10]

  7. Dôn - Wikipedia

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    Llys Dôn (literally "The Court of Dôn") is the traditional Welsh name for the constellation Cassiopeia.At least two of Dôn's children also have astronomical associations: Caer Gwydion ("The Castle of Gwydion") is the traditional Welsh name for the Milky Way, and Caer Arianrhod ("The Castle of Arianrhod") being the constellation of Corona Borealis.

  8. Epsilon Cassiopeiae - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Catasterismi - Wikipedia

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    The Catasterismi or Catasterisms (Greek Καταστερισμοί Katasterismoi, "Constellations" or "Placings Among the Stars" [1]) is a lost work by Eratosthenes of Cyrene. It was a comprehensive compendium of astral mythology including origin myths of the stars and constellations .