Star Beta Cassiopeiae

Yellow giant Beta Cassiopeiae is located 55 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class F2III, that has 191 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

Beta Cassiopeiae

Yellow giant, Delta Scuti variable

Spectral class: F2III

Location

Right ascension: 0h 9m 10.687s

Declination: 59° 8' 59.212'' (northern hemisphere)

Parallax: 59.58

Sun distance: 54.743 ly | 16.8 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 191 % M Sun

Size: 343 % R Sun

Temperature: 7079 K | 1.23 T Sun

Age: 1.15 billions years | 0.25 Sun

Luminosity: 27.3 L Sun

Photometry

Apparent magnitude (V): 2.3

Absolute magnitude (V): 1.1

K
2.1

H
1.6

J
1.2

Grp
0.8

I
0.8

G
0.6

V
0.5

Gbp
0.5

B
0.4

U
0.3

Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

More about Beta Cassiopeiae

Nearby star Beta Cassiopeiae is is approximately 3 times bigger than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 7079 K (6806 °C), which is about 123 % of Sun's temperature.

      a pulsating star belonging to the Delta Scuti category. These stars expand and contract with a period in mere hours.  Beta Cassiopeiae can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, and it is possible to see it with naked eye. The star is easily observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia. 

      Beta Cassiopeiae is a pulsating star belonging to the Delta Scuti category. These stars expand and contract with a period in mere hours.

Other designations of this star
Caph, Chaph, Kaff, Al Sanam al Nakah,[ 11 Cas, Gl 8, Gliese 8, HR 21, BD+58°3, HD 432, LHS 1027, GCTP 16.00, SAO 21133, FK5 2, HIP 746, GC 147, ADS 107, CCDM J00092+5909

External sources

Simbad database (* bet Cas)

Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)

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HD 221354	-	4.6 ly
G 217-32	-	4.7 ly
LSPM J0025+5422	-	5 ly
G 217-18	-	5.5 ly
G 217-60	-	5.7 ly

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