Star
Marfak
θ Cassiopeiae · HIP 5542 · White main-sequence star
True colour from its B–V index (0.17) — a surface around 8,400 K.
Distance
134 light-years
Spectral type
A7Vvar
Brightness
mag 4.34
Absolute mag
1.28
Luminosity
27 × Sun
Surface
~8,400 K
Right ascension
1h 11m 06s
Declination
+55° 09′
- Marfak is a white main-sequence star in Cassiopeia.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.