Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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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] |
Distance | 146.8 ± 0.5 ly (45.0 ± 0.2 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 1.62 ± 0.07 (Aa) 5.60 ± 0.17 (Ab)[9] |
Orbit[8] | |
Primary | ι Cas Aa |
Companion | ι 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] | |
Primary | ι Cas A |
Companion | ι 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 | |
Mass | 1.98[8] M☉ |
Radius | 2.3 ± 0.4[10] R☉ |
Luminosity | 24[10] L☉ |
Temperature | 8360 ± 275[10] K |
Rotation | 1.74033 d[10] |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 48[10] km/s |
Age | 100[9] Myr |
ι Cas Ab | |
Mass | 0.98[8] M☉ |
ι Cas B | |
Mass | 1.28[8] M☉ |
Temperature | 6540[3] K |
ι Cas Ca | |
Temperature | 4520 ± 20[3] K |
ι Cas Cb | |
Temperature | 3590 ± 45[3] K |
Other designations | |
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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