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Psi Cassiopeiae

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Magnitude
  
4.72

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
4.72

Constellation
  
Cassiopeia

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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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Psi Cassiopeiae Wikipedia