Star
Caph
β Cassiopeiae · HIP 746 · Yellow-white giant
True colour from its B–V index (0.38) — a surface around 7,000 K.
Distance
54.7 light-years
Spectral type
F2III-IV
Brightness
mag 2.28
Absolute mag
1.16
Luminosity
30 × Sun
Surface
~7,000 K
Right ascension
0h 09m 11s
Declination
+59° 09′
- Caph is a yellow-white giant in Cassiopeia.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.