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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Right ascension | 23h 48m 50.171s[1] |
| Declination | +62° 12′ 52.26″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.43[2] (5.34 - 5.45[3]) |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A2.5 Ia+[4] |
| U−B color index | −0.02[2] |
| B−V color index | +0.67[2] |
| Variable type | α Cyg[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −3.57±0.35[1] mas/yr Dec.: −1.57±0.33[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 0.53 ± 0.37 mas[1] |
| Distance | 2,510[5] pc |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −8.30[6] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 22.0[6] M☉ |
| Radius | 193[6] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 200,000[7] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.59[8] cgs |
| Temperature | 10,023±227[8] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.29[8] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 50[6] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
6 Cassiopeiae (6 Cas) is a white hypergiant in the constellation Cassiopeia, and a small-amplitude variable star.
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