Cassiopeia KASS ee oh PEE uh The Queen
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Schedar
Arabic: "beast"
Alpha Cassiopeiae
0h 40' 30.4
+56� 32' 15
230 2.24 K0 III Orange
Giant
Caph
Arabic: "hand"
Beta Cassiopeiae
0h 9' 10.6
+59� 8' 59
54 2.28 F2 III-IV White
Sub Giant
Cih
Chinese: "whip"
Gamma Cassiopeiae
0h 56' 42.4
+60� 43' 0
610 2.15
1.6 to 3
B0 IV Blue
Sub Giant
Unpredictable
Variable Star
with faint nebulosities
Ruchbah
Arabic: "knee"
Delta Cassiopeiae
1h 25' 48.9
+60� 14' 7
99 2.66 A5 III-IV Blue White
Main Sequence
Segin
Epsilon Cassiopeiae
1h 54' 23.6
+63� 40' 13
440 3.35 B3 III Blue
Giant
Zeta
Cassiopeiae
0h 36' 58.2
+53� 53' 49
600 3.7 B2 IV Blue
Sub Giant
ACHIRD
Eta 1 Cassiopeiae
Eta 2 Cassiopeiae
0h 49' 6
+57� 48' 56
19.4
3.58
3.4
7.36
G0 V Yellow
Main Sequence
One of the
Nearest Systems
with one faint
Orange Dwarf
Companion
0h 49' 6
+57� 48' 57
K7 V
(M0 V)
Orange
Main Sequence
Theta
Cassiopeiae
1h 11' 6.1
+55� 9' 0
137 4.34 A7 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Iota Cass
Iota 1 Cassiopeiae
Iota 2 Cassiopeiae
2h 29' 3.9
+67� 24' 9
141
4.46
5
7.09
A5 V Blue White
Main Sequence
F5 V White
Main Sequence
Mu
Cassiopeiae
1h 8' 16.3
+54� 55' 14
24.6 5.17 G5 V Yellow
Main Sequence
One of the
Nearest Stars
38
Cassiopeiae
1h 31' 13.7
+70� 15' 53
95 5.82 F6V White
Main Sequence