List of stars in Cassiopeia explained

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cassiopeia, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B	F	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
	α	18		3712	3179			2.24	−1.99	228	K0II-IIIvar	Schedar
	β	11		432	746			2.28	1.17	54	F2III-IV	Caph; δ Sct variable,
	γ	27		5394	4427			2.47	−4.22	613	B0IV:evar	Tsih, Navi; prototype γ Cas variable,
	δ	37		8538	6686			2.68	0.26	99	A5Vv SB	Ruchbah; Algol variable,
	ε	45		11415	8886			3.35	−2.31	442	B2pvar	Segin; variable star,
	η	24		4614	3821			3.46	4.59	19	G0V SB	Achird, RS CVn variable
	ζ	17		3360	2920			3.69	−2.62	597	B2IV	Fùlù (附路),^[1] suspected variable
		50		12216	9598			3.95	0.47	162	A2V	variable star,
	κ	15		2905	2599			4.17	−6.34	4127	B1Ia	α Cyg variable,
	θ	33		6961	5542			4.34	1.22	137	A7Vvar	Marfak; suspected variable
	ι			15089	11569			4.46	1.27	141	A5p Sr	α^2 CVn variable,
	ο	22		4180	3504			4.48	−2.74	906	B5III	triple star, γ Cas variable,
	A	48		12111	9480			4.49	1.72	117	A3IV	quadruple star
	ρ	7		224014	117863			4.51	−9.5	8500	F8Ia0-M2I	yellow hypergiant semiregular variable,
	υ^2	28		5395	4422			4.62	0.62	206	G8III-IV	Castula
	χ	39		9408	7294			4.68	0.70	204	K0III
	ψ	36		8491	6692			4.72	0.86	193	K0III
	λ	14		2772	2505			4.74	−0.44	354	B8Vn	suspected variable
	ξ	19		3901	3300			4.80	−2.86	1109	B2.5V	suspected variable
				5015	4151			4.80	3.46	61	F8V	spectroscopic binary
			R	224490	118188			4.80		410	M6.5-9e	Mira variable,
	υ^1	26		5234	4292			4.83	−0.65	406	K2III
		1		218376	114104			4.84	−2.81	1105	B0.5IV
				19275	14862			4.85	1.37	162	A2Vnn
	τ	5		223165	117301			4.88	1.26	173	K1III
	σ	8		224572	118243			4.88	−3.47	1523	B1V...
			AR	221253	115990			4.89	−1.34	575	B3IV	septuple star; Algol variable,
	ν	25		4636	3801			4.90	−0.49	389	B9III
	π	20		4058	3414			4.95	1.31	174	A5V	rotating ellipsoidal variable
	φ	34		7927	6242			4.95	−4.32	2329	F0Ia	foreground star appearing among NGC 457; suspected variable
		4		220652	115590			4.96	−1.91	771	M1III	slow irregular variable,
	ω	46		11529	9009			4.97	−1.69	701	B8III	suspected variable
				3240	2854			5.08	−0.87	505	B7III
			V509	217476	113561			5.10	−6.77	7723	F80	yellow hypergiant; semiregular variable,
	μ	30		6582	5336			5.17	5.78	25	G5VIp/M5V	Marfak; suspected variable
				15920	12273			5.17	0.69	256	G8III
		42		10250	8016			5.18	0.51	281	B9V	suspected Algol variable
		49		12339	9763			5.22	−0.36	426	G8III
		47		12230	9727			5.27	2.64	109	F0Vn
		40		9774	7650			5.28	−0.40	447	G8II-III	suspected variable
				11946	9312			5.29	0.81	257	A0Vn
		31		6829	5518			5.32	0.38	318	A0Vnn
				4775	3951			5.35	−1.63	813	A4V comp SB	variable star,
		12		2011	1960			5.38	−1.47	763	B9III
				4222	3544			5.41	0.25	351	A2Vs
		23		4382	3721			5.42	−1.54	803	B8III
		6	V566	223385	117447			5.43	−8.06	6150	A3Ia comp	α Cyg variable,
				3574	3083			5.45	−2.60	1331	K5III
				9900	7617			5.55	−2.17	1140	G5II
				223173	117299			5.55	−3.00	1672	K3II	slow irregular variable,
				5408	4440			5.56	−0.81	614	B8V
				6960	5566			5.56	0.06	410	B9.5V	suspected eclipsing binary
				220369	115395			5.56	−2.73	1482	K3II	suspected variable
		10		144	531			5.57	−1.82	982	B9III	suspected variable
		32	RU	6972	5589			5.57	0.34	363	B9IV	RU Cas, suspected constant
		43	V557	10221	7965			5.57	−0.10	444	A0p SiSr	α^2 CVn variable,
				219134	114622			5.57	6.50	21	K3Vvar	suspected variable; has 5-6 planets
			V1022	224355	118077			5.57	1.45	218	G8Ib	Algol variable,
				224893	124			5.58	−4.75	3791	F0III	suspected variable
			V746	1976	1921			5.58	−2.54	1370	B5IV	spectroscopic binary; slowly pulsating B star
				219623	114924			5.58	4.04	66	F7V
				2774	2497			5.59	0.18	393	K2III
		53		12301	9573			5.59	−4.54	3468	B8Ib
				17948	13665			5.59	3.48	86	F4V
			V987	10780	8362			5.63	5.64	33	K0V	BY Draconis variable,
		21	YZ	4161	3572			5.64	0.89	290	A2IV	triple system; Algol variable
		68		4142	3478			5.66	−1.18	760	B5V...
		2		218753	114365			5.68	−3.23	1976	A5III	suspected variable
				9352	7251			5.69	−3.20	1952	K0Ib+...	slow irregular variable,
				2054	1982			5.72	−0.33	528	B9IV	suspected variable
				1239	1354			5.74	−0.73	642	G8III
				6676	5361			5.77	−0.43	567	B8V
				3283	2876			5.78	−4.29	3361	A4III
		44		10425	8046			5.78	−1.46	913	B8IIIn
			V567	225289	418			5.80	−0.93	724	B8MNp...	α^2 CVn variable,
				16024	12239			5.80	−1.19	815	K5III
		38		9021	7078			5.82	3.49	95	F6V
				3856	3299			5.83	−0.11	503	G9III-IV
				6210	5021			5.83	1.31	261	F6V
				1279	1372			5.86	−1.47	953	B7III
				4440	3750			5.86	1.69	223	K0IV
				225009	207			5.87	−3.15	2076	G8III
V762 Cas			V762	7389	5926			5.87	−7.42	2760	M3	BY Draconis variable
				19065	14502			5.89	−0.27	557	B9V
		9		225180	330			5.90	−4.35	3663	A1III	suspected variable
				6130	4962			5.92	−2.41	1509	F0II
				2952	2611			5.93	0.62	376	K0III	has a planet (b)
				2626	2377			5.94	−0.77	718	B9IIIn
			SU	17463	13367			5.94	−2.24	1411	F5:Ib-II	classical Cepheid,
				16769	12821			5.95	0.47	406	A5III	variable star
				5550	4572			5.97	0.66	376	A0III
			V640	123	518			5.98	4.44	70	G5V	eclipsing binary,
				6211	4998			5.99	−1.42	991	K2
		52		12279	9564			6.00	1.30	284	A1Vn
				11857	9220			6.02	−0.70	721	B5III	suspected variable
			V373	224151	117957			6.03			B0.5IIv SB	spectroscopic binary; eclipsing binary,
				4817	3988			6.04	−3.37	2489	K5Ib	variable star,
		55		13474	10438			6.05	−0.72	738	B9V+...	suspected variable
			AO	1337	1415			6.11	−5.11	5719	O9IIInn	Pearce's Star; rotating ellipsoidal variable,
				12173	9586			6.12	0.89	363	A5III
				9030	7050			6.15	1.46	282	A2Vs
				17958	13700			6.17	−1.80	1278	K3Ibvar
				224784	43			6.18	0.59	427	G9III-IV	suspected variable
				2589	2422			6.18	3.20	128	K0IV
		13		2729	2474			6.18	−0.53	716	B6V	variable star,
				3924	3334			6.18	−1.29	1016	B9.5III
V773 Cas			V773	10543	8115			6.18	1.69	258	A3V	Algol variable
				5343	4383			6.20	0.28	497	K3III
				224870	106			6.22	−0.51	724	G7II-III
				4881	4023			6.22	−1.51	1148	B9.5V
			V639	225094	274			6.24	−3.92	3505	B3Ia	α Cyg variable,
				217673	113684			6.24	−1.56	1181	K2II	suspected variable
				222618	116912			6.24	−0.93	886	G8III
				10587	8148			6.25	0.07	560	A2V
				13222	10350			6.25	0.61	438	G8III
				21970	17056			6.25	0.65	429	G9III-IV
			RZ	17138	13133			6.26	2.28	204	A3V	Algol variable,
				222570	116876			6.26	−0.63	778	A4V
				5128	4212			6.27	1.61	278	A5m
				5273	4298			6.28	−0.68	803	M2.5IIIa	variable star,
				6540	5251			6.31	−1.79	1358	K0
				7732	6261			6.31	0.98	379	G5III...
		35		8003	6312			6.33	2.01	238	A2Vnn
				10362	8020			6.33	−1.15	1022	B7II
				223386	117450			6.33	1.22	344	A0V
				8424	6685			6.34	0.35	514	A0Vnn
				10293	7963			6.35	−1.90	1455	B8III	suspected variable
				8272	6486			6.36	2.56	188	F4V
				223421	117472			6.36	1.94	250	F2IV
				7925	6378			6.37	1.95	250	F0IVn
			V805	21179	16319			6.37	−0.73	856	M2III	semiregular variable
			V526	4818	3965			6.38	2.26	217	F2IV	δ Sct variable,
				4295	3641			6.39	3.35	132	F3V
				5357	4446			6.39	2.51	195	F0m
V465 Cas			V465	7733	6093			6.39	−0.75	874	M5	semiregular variable,
				220074	115218			6.39	−0.91	942	K1V	style=ʹʹtext-align:leftʹʹ	suspected variable; has a planet
				5715	4709			6.40	1.21	355	A4IV
			V761	7157	5688			6.40	−0.11	652	B9V	α^2 CVn variable
				222682	116962			6.40	0.66	459	K2III
				371	695			6.41	−1.91	1502	G3II
				2904	2628			6.41	0.36	528	A0Vn
				4362	3649			6.41			G0Ib
				6497	5240			6.41	1.47	318	K2III...
				218440	114163			6.41	−1.65	1336	B2.5IV
				220130	115245			6.41	−2.24	1753	K2III
			V650	223358	117430			6.41	−0.30	718	A0sp...	style=ʹʹtext-align:leftʹʹ	α^2 CVn variable,
				1142	1269			6.43	0.23	566	G8III...
				217944	113852			6.43	1.71	286	G8IV
				5459	4475			6.44	0.21	575	G8IV
				222748	116991			6.44	0.27	559	K0
				1601	1639			6.46	−0.86	950	G0
				17581	13347			6.46	1.75	285	A1m
				222932	117133			6.46	0.65	473	G4III:
		16		3038	2707			6.47	0.28	565	B9III
			V801	19243	14626			6.47	−2.48	2012	B1V:e	style=ʹʹtext-align:leftʹʹ	Be star
				223552	117551			6.47	3.43	132	F3V
				224404	118116			6.47	−1.26	1144	B9III-IV
				5927	4786			6.48	−0.77	921	G5
				6028	4844			6.48	0.04	632	A3V
				9811	7593			6.49	−3.30	2964	A6Iab
			V638	217833	113797			6.50		723	B9IIIwe...	style=ʹʹtext-align:leftʹʹ	α^2 CVn variable
				19439	14791			6.50	2.03	256	A4V
			V649	219634	114904			6.53		3500	B0Vn	Algol variable,
		54		12800	10031			6.57	4.39	89	F8
V816 Cas			V816	222670	116948			6.58		942	M2III	slow irregular variable
V764 Cas			V764	7636	6027			6.61		1900	B2IIIne	Be star
			V784	13122	10141			6.64		335	F5II	δ Sct variable
V772 Cas			V772	10260	7939			6.69		1220	B8IIIsp...	Algol variable
V809 Cas			V809	219978	115141			6.74		1960	K4.5Ib	slow irregular variable
V779 Cas			V779	12013	9494			6.78		626	A0	Algol variable
				11755	9242			6.87		755	G5	has a planet (b)
			TU	2207	2085			6.88			F3II...	double-mode Cepheid,
			V819	223960	117830			6.90			A0.1Ia	α Cyg variable
			V	218997	114515			6.90		1520	M5-7.5e	Mira variable,
V486 Cas			V486	3950	3346			6.95			B1III	eclipsing binary,
			V559	14817	11318			7.02		695	B8V	Algol variable,
V777 Cas			V777	11606	8980			7.02		959	B2Vne	Be star
				17505	13296			7.08		2860	O7V((f))+O9I	associated with a bow shock
			CC	19820	15063			7.08		1860	O8.5III	β Lyr variable,
			V742	698	940			7.08		3500	B7:Ib-IIe	Be star
V989 Cas			V989	13579	10531			7.13		60.6	K2V	BY Dra variable,
			V636	9250	7192			7.19		1640	G0Ib	classical Cepheid,
				7924	6379			7.19	6.06	55	K0V	style=ʹʹtext-align:leftʹʹ	has three planets (b, c & d)
			TV	1486	1550			7.22		516	B9V	Algol variable,
V755 Cas			V755	3940	3367			7.29		3700	A1Ia	α Cyg variable,
RV Cas			RV	5016				7.3			M5-6.5Se	Mira variable,
				108	505			7.40		3800	O4-8f?p	binary star; runaway star; variable spectrum
				221585	116221			7.47			G8IV	has a planet (b)
				13908	10743			7.51		232	F8V	style=ʹʹtext-align:leftʹʹ	has two planets (b & c)
			V598	12208	9481			7.52		906	K5III	slow irregular variable,
			V436	221568	116210			7.55		709	A0p	Osawa's Star; α^2 CVn variable,
			V623	19557	14827			7.57		1590	C4,5J	slow irregular variable,
			V487	6474	5239			7.60			G4Ia	UU Her variable,
			V482	16429	12495			7.65			O9.5III+F4V	triple star; β Cep variable
			WZ	224855	99			7.70		2860	C9,2JLi	semiregular variable,
			V540	12288	9604			7.74		1010	A2	α^2 CVn variable,
W Cas			W	5235	4284			7.80			C9,1e	Mira variable,
				15558	11832			7.87			O4.5III	in IC 1805; binary star; extremely luminous
			S	7769				7.9			S3-5/4-8	Mira variable,
				220842	115714			7.99		204	F8	has a planet (b)
U Cas			U	4350				8.0			S4.5-6/3-5e	Mira variable,
				15570	11837			8.11		2100	O4If+	in IC 1805
			V745	1810	1805			8.11			B0V+B1.5III	β Lyr variable
			V812	220147	115267			8.12		1060	B9p	α^2 CVn variable
				17156	13192			8.17	3.70	255	G0IV	Nushagak,^[2] has a confirmed transiting planet (b)
				240237	114840			8.17			K2	has a planet (b)
				17520	13308			8.24			O8V+O9:V	transitioned to a Be star in the 1980s
			V641					8.30			M0	semiregular variable
			V368	19644	14936			8.32			B8II-III	Algol variable
				240210				8.33	2.55	468	K3III	has a planet
V605 Cas			V605	14242	10904			8.36		1570	M2Iab	slow irregular variable,
			TW	16907	12906			8.38		849	A0V	Algol variable,
				15629	11891			8.42		1330	O4.5V	in IC 1805
			V551	5797	4717			8.47		1490	Am	α^2 CVn variable,
Z Cas			Z	222914				8.5			M7e	Mira variable,
				217850	113789			8.5		199	G8V	has a companion star (B)
			DO	16506	12543			8.54		533	A2II	β Lyr variable,
			V988	12098							F0	rapidly oscillating Ap star
			RW		7548			8.58			G2	classical Cepheid,
			DL	236429	2347			8.63		1480	G1Ib-II_Hdel-1	in NGC 129; classical Cepheid,
			RX		14542			8.64			K1III+A5eIII	β Lyr variable,
Y Cas			Y	225082				8.70			M7.5e	Mira variable,
								8.7		300	O6.5III	source of nebula NGC 7635
			T	1845	1834			8.87			M7-9e	Mira variable,
			PZ		117078			8.90			M3Iab:	semiregular variable
			BM		4279			8.91		1850	F0Ia	β Lyr variable,
				219415				8.94			K0III	has a planet
			SX	232121	871			8.87		771	B5+K3III	Algol variable,
			WW		7260			9.10			C5,5	slow irregular variable,
FM Cas			FM	236349	1162			9.16			F7.5Ib	classical Cepheid,
			TZ		117763			9.18			M3Iab	slow irregular variable,
			AZ					9.22			M0Ib:ep+B	Algol variable,
			TX					9.33			B1V	β Lyr variable,
X Cas			X		9057			9.45		942	C5,4e	Mira variable,
			XX					9.57			B4Vn	Algol variable
			SZ		11420			9.60		1210	G5III	classical Cepheid,
SW Cas			SW		114160			9.74		1520	K0	classical Cepheid,
			UU		117576			9.74			B1Iab:	β Lyr variable
DD Cas			DD		118122			9.84			F7	classical Cepheid,
			PV	240208				9.86			B6V	Algol variable,
SY Cas			SY		1213			9.92		1210	F5	classical Cepheid,
			DN					9.93			O8Vv	Algol variable,
RY Cas			RY		117690			9.95			F9Ib	classical Cepheid,
			XY	236542	3886			9.97		1190	F6Iab-b:...	classical Cepheid,
			OX		5391			10.06		1230	B1V	Algol variable,
RS Cas			RS		116556			10.06			F7-G1Ib	classical Cepheid,
			QQ					10.20			B2	β Lyr variable
			V381					10.22			B	Algol variable
			QX					10.25			B1V+B1V	Algol variable,
			V547		2552			10.29		32.8	M2V+M3V	triple star; flare star
			AQ		6174			10.31			B3	Algol variable,
			AB		12235			10.32		888	A3Vv+...	Algol and δ Sct variable,
			V459					10.36			B9	Algol variable
			BY		8312			10.41			F5	classical Cepheid,
			VX					10.50			A0Vep	UX Ori star,
			V863	4004	3415			10.54			WN4-s
			V594		3401			10.60		657	B8eq	Orion variable
			CE					10.63		10800	F9Ib+F8Ib	in NGC 7790; binary classical Cepheid, and
CD Cas			CD V405		117154			10.64		1230	F6-G5	classical Cepheid,
VW Cas			VW		5138			10.67			K0	classical Cepheid,
				9974	7681			10.69			WN3h-w	surrounded by a unique stellar-wind bubble
VV Cas			VV		8614			10.73			F6	classical Cepheid,
DF Cas			DF		12817			10.74			F8	classical Cepheid,
			V364					10.75			A7	Algol variable,
WY Cas			WY					10.76			S6-6.5/6-e	Mira variable
			ZZ		2644			10.79		1290	B3	β Lyr variable
CH Cas			CH		115390			10.79			F3Ibp	classical Cepheid,
			CF		118174			10.80		10800	B3	in NGC 7790; classical Cepheid,
BP Cas			BP		5846			10.80			F6	classical Cepheid,
			V615		12469			10.8			B0Ve	microquasar,
			V523					10.87			K4V	W UMa variable,
								10.97		815	F4	has a transiting planet (b)
			CW					11.08		1340	G8V	W UMa variable,
			V662		6081			11.09			B1Iae	X-ray pulsar,
			IR					11.14			F4...	β Lyr variable
			IT					11.23			F6	Algol variable
				6327	5100			11.33			WN2-w	The only WN2 star known, GRB candidate
			CG					11.28			F5	classical Cepheid,
			V831					11.34			B1III-Ve	in NGC 663; X-ray pulsar,
			IV					11.34			A2	Algol and δ Sct variable
			IX		390			11.36		637	F7	W Vir variable,
UZ Cas			UZ		5658			11.45		1840	G2	classical Cepheid,
GP Cas			GP		12416			11.50			M2Iab	slow irregular variable
			V628		114995			11.58			B0eq	Orion variable,
CY Cas			CY		115925			11.67			G1-2Ib	classical Cepheid,
			UV					11.80			F0/5Ib	R CrB variable
			BS					11.84			A-F	W UMa variable,
			V596		9291			12.04		39.9	M4Ve	flare star
			V627		113373			12.4			M2eII-III	semiregular variable,
			TY								M6	Mira variable
			V592					12.79			OB	nova-like star,
HV Cas			HV					12.9			Ce	Mira variable
			BH					13			B3	W UMa variable,
								13.1			G2Ia	post-AGB star,
			V633					13.79			B9e	Herbig Ae/Be star Orion variable
			V664					14.56				central star of HFG 1, re-radiating binary system
			V425									VY Scl variable
			V709									DQ Her variable
			V635					15.19			B0.2Ve	X-ray pulsar,
			V376								A3/F2e	Orion variable
			V1033					16.1				DQ Her variable,
			V705					16.4				nova,
								17			G2IV	former companion of progenitor of SN 1572
			V723					18.0			A7	nova,
			V710					18.6			F8II	FU Ori star,
			HT					19.32			M5.5e	SU UMa variable and eclipsing binary,
								25.62				magnetar
			V1037									X-ray pulsar with millisecond pulsar
												magnetar
												pulsar
												pulsar
												central pulsar of 3C 58
			V669								M9III	Mira variable
											B1	protostar possibly similar to a proto-Trapezium
												protostar

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Notes and References

1. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 9 日
2. Web site: United States of America. NameExoWorlds. en. 2020-03-12.