Beta Cassiopeiae

Starbox begin
name=Beta Cassiopeiae Starbox observe
epoch=J2000
ra=00^h 09^m 10.7^s
dec=+59° 08′ 59″
appmag_v=+2.28 (2.25–2.31)
constell=Cassiopeia Starbox character
class=F2 III-IV
b-v=0.34
u-b=0.11
variable=Delta Scuti Starbox astrometry
radial_v=11.3
prop_mo_ra=523.39
prop_mo_dec=-180.42
parallax=69.5
p_error=6.6
absmag_v=+1.16 Starbox detail
mass=2
radius=4
luminosity=28 | temperature=6,700
metal=?
rotation=70 km/s.
age=? Starbox catalog
names=Caph, Chaph, Kaff, Al Sanam al Nakah, Gl 8, HR 21, BD+58°3, HD 432, LHS 1027, GCTP 16.00, SAO 21133, FK5 2, HIP 746, GC 147, ADS 107, CCDM J00092+5909

Beta Cassiopeiae (β Cas / β Cassiopeiae) is a Delta Scuti variable star in the constellation Cassiopeia. It also has the traditional name Caph, from the Arabic word _ar. كف " _ar. kaf", "palm" ("i.e." reaching from the Pleiades), also known as " _ar. al-Sanam al-Nakah".

β Cassiopeiae is a yellow-white F-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +2.28. It is classified as a Delta Scuti type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +2.25 to +2.31 with a period of 2.5 hours.

External links

* [http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/caph.html Information on star from UIUC]