Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Cassiopeia[2] |
AB | |
Right ascension | 23h 30m 01.93946s[3] |
Declination | +58° 32′ 56.1120″[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.883 (4.912 / 8.814)[4] |
CD | |
Right ascension | 23h 29m 52.2802s[5] |
Declination | +58° 32′ 54.458″[5] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.09[6] |
Characteristics | |
AB | |
Spectral type | B4 V + A6 V[4] |
U−B color index | −0.62[7] |
B−V color index | −0.12[7] |
Variable type | Algol[8] |
CD | |
Spectral type | B9 V[6] |
U−B color index | −0.14[7] |
B−V color index | +0.01[7] |
FG | |
Spectral type | F7 IV + F9 V[9] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −15.9±0.9[10] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 17.90[3] mas/yr Dec.: 4.15[3] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 5.25 ± 0.52 mas[3] |
Distance | 620 ± 60 ly (190 ± 20 pc) |
Aa | |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.87±0.13[4] |
Absolute bolometric magnitude (Mbol) | −3.56±0.13[4] |
Ab | |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 2.20±0.11[4] |
Absolute bolometric magnitude (Mbol) | 2.18±0.11[4] |
Orbit[4] | |
Primary | Aa |
Companion | Ab |
Period (P) | 6.0663170 d |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.240 |
Inclination (i) | 85.34±0.50° |
Periastron epoch (T) | JD 2436847.9404±0.0055 |
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 41.82±0.47° |
Details[4] | |
Aa | |
Mass | 5.90±0.20 M☉ |
Radius | 5.05±0.06 R☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.80±0.02 cgs |
Temperature | 17,200±500 K |
Ab | |
Mass | 1.86±0.06 M☉ |
Radius | 1.60±0.03 R☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.30±0.02 cgs |
Temperature | 8,150±200 K |
Other designations | |
AR Cassiopeiae (AB): 1H. Cas[11], AR Cas, BD+57°2748, HD 221253, HIP 115990, HR 8926, SAO 35478[8] | |
HD 221237 (CD): BD+57°2747, HD 221237, SAO 35476 | |
FG: UCAC4 743-089692 | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | AR Cas (AB) |
CD | |
D | |
F | |
G |
AR Cassiopeiae (AR Cas) is a variable star in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is thought to be a member of a septuple star system, one of only two known star systems with a multiplicity of 7, the other being Nu Scorpii.[12][9]
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