Magnitude 4.72 Apparent magnitude (V) 4.72 | ||
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Similar Lambda Cassiopeiae, Sigma Cassiopeiae, Omicron Cassiopeiae, Chi Cassiopeiae, Iota Cassiopeiae |
Psi Cassiopeiae (ψ Cas, ψ Cassiopeiae) is a binary star in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is approximately 195 light years from Earth.
The primary component, ψ Cassiopeiae A, is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.0; it is a double star, designated CCDM J01259+6808AB, with a fourteenth magnitude star (component B) located 3 arcseconds from the primary. Located about 25 arcseconds distant there is a 9.8 magnitude optical companion CCDM J01259+6808CD, designated ψ Cassiopeiae B in older star catalogues, which is itself another double; CD comprises a 9.4 magnitude component C and a 10 magnitude component D.
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