Iota Cassiopeiae

ι Cassiopeiae

The Bayer-designated stars in Cassiopeia. Iota Cassiopeiae is circled.
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cassiopeia
ι Cas A
Right ascension 02h 29m 03.960s[1]
Declination +67° 24′ 08.70″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.61[1] (4.65 / 8.48)[2]
ι Cas B
Right ascension 02h 29m 03.567s[1]
Declination +67° 24′ 07.01″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.87[1]
ι Cas C
Right ascension 02h 29m 05.086s[1]
Declination +67° 24′ 05.53″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.05[3] (9.14 / 11.84)[3]
Characteristics
U−B color index +0.03[4]
B−V color index +0.12[4]
ι Cas A
Spectral type A3p / G6[2]
Variable type α2 CVn[5]
ι Cas B
Spectral type F5[2]
ι Cas C
Spectral type K4 / M2[3]
U−B color index +0.18[4]
B−V color index +0.72[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)1.2 ± 2[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -26.61[7] mas/yr
Dec.: 38.21[7] mas/yr
Parallax (π)22.22 ± 0.08 mas[8]
Distance146.8 ± 0.5 ly
(45.0 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.62 ± 0.07 (Aa)
5.60 ± 0.17 (Ab)[9]
Orbit[8]
Primaryι Cas Aa
Companionι Cas Ab
Period (P)48.72 ± 0.45 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.423 ± 0.004″
Eccentricity (e)0.637 ± 0.004
Inclination (i)148.2 ± 1.3°
Longitude of the node (Ω)176.6 ± 1.8°
Periastron epoch (T)B 1993.21 ± 0.05
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
328.2 ± 1.9°
Orbit[8]
Primaryι Cas A
Companionι Cas B
Period (P)2400 yr
Semi-major axis (a)6.50″
Eccentricity (e)0.40
Inclination (i)102.9 ± 0.3°
Longitude of the node (Ω)188.0 ± 0.9°
Periastron epoch (T)B 940 ± 47
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
113.3 ± 3.4°
Details
ι Cas Aa
Mass1.98[8] M
Radius2.3 ± 0.4[10] R
Luminosity24[10] L
Temperature8360 ± 275[10] K
Rotation1.74033 d[10]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)48[10] km/s
Age100[9] Myr
ι Cas Ab
Mass0.98[8] M
ι Cas B
Mass1.28[8] M
Temperature6540[3] K
ι Cas Ca
Temperature4520 ± 20[3] K
ι Cas Cb
Temperature3590 ± 45[3] K
Other designations
BD+66° 213, HD 15089, HIP 11569, HR 707, SAO 12298
ι Cas A: TYC 4058-1504-1
ι Cas B: TYC 4058-1504-2
ι Cas C: TYC 4058-1505-1
Database references
ι Cas AB
ι Cas A
ι Cas B
ι Cas C

Iota Cassiopeiae (ι Cas, ι Cassiopeiae) is a star system in the constellation Cassiopeia. The system has a combined apparent magnitude of 4.53,[citation needed] making it visible to the naked eye. Based on its parallax, it is located about 133 light-years (41 parsecs) from Earth.[7]

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