List of stars in Cassiopeia explained

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

NameBFVarHDHIPRADecvis.
mag.
abs.
mag.
Dist. (ly)Sp. classNotes
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 α2 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,
υ2 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,
υ1 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 α2 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... α2 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 CasV762 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 CasV773 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 CasV465 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 α2 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 α2 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 α2 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; α2 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 α2 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 α2 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 α2 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

References

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.