prtriada.blogg.se - Cassiopeia the constellation

It is over 1,200 times the size of our Sun but it is not the largest. If it was at the centre of our solar system, we would be inside the star. PZ Cassiopeiae is one of the largest stars so far discovered. There is only one other star that has that many stars and that is Jabbah in the constellation of Scorpius. Ref: University of Michigan.ĪR Cassiopeiae is a large multiple star system, whilst most multiple star systems are binaries such as Sirius also known as Alpha Canis Majoris, AR Cassiopeiae has seven stars in the system. The dimmest star that a person isĪble to see with their naked eye is 6.0 magnitude based on the table in the reference. The dim star has an apparent magnitude of 6. The dimmest star that can be seen in Cassiopeia with the naked eye is 52 Cassiopeiae. The star is recognised as being the brightest in the constellation as it has the Bayer status of Alpha.ĥ2 Cassiopeiae, Cassiopeia's Dimmest Visible Star The brightest star in Cassiopeia is Schedar and is located about 46.61 light years from the Sun.The star has a apparent magnitude of 2.24 but an absolute magnitude of -1.98 when the star is viewed from a distance of 10 Parsecs or 32.6 Light Years. The furthest figure is derived from either the 1997 or 2007 Hipparcos star catalogue parallax figure and it has been known to produce distances that are wrong. The furthest star that is located in the constellation is HIP 12972 and it is 326163.3 light years away from the Sun. The nearest star to the Earth with an exoplanet is HD 7924 which is about 54.83 Light Years. The nearest star to Earth is Achird which is roughly about 19.42 Light Years from the Earth. The stars mentioned are from the Hipparcos catalogue or have been added because of their special status. If you know of a star that is nearer or further then do let me know in the comments and I'll add it to the site. The caveat of these stars are that they are catalogued on this site.

There are 15 non-Messier deep space objects that are covered on this site and the list is below.

There are 2 deep space objects that were identified by Charles Messier in this constellation.

The current largest star so far identified in the constellation of Cassiopeia is PZ Cassiopeiae.

There is a dedicated page for exoplanets in Cassiopeia.

There are 20 Extrasolar Planets (Exoplanets) in this constellation that are detailed on this site.

The Zodiac constellations are based on the Ecliptic. The Earth is titled at 23.44° which is why the two differ. The Ecliptic is the path that the Earth takes round the Sun. The Celestial Equator is the projection of the terrestrial equator into space.

Cassiopeia lies north of the Ecliptic which is different to the Celestial Equator.

Cassiopeia is a northern celestial hemispheric constellation.

Cassiopeia is not a member of the Zodiac group of twelve constellations that appear when the Sun sets.

There are 188 stars that can be seen with the naked eye in the constellation on a very clear night sky. The hipparcos satellite scanned and detailed 2324 stars.

Cassiopeia has 5 stars that make up the constellation.

The constellation is one of the original constellations that was devised by the Ancient Greco-Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy who lived between 90 A.D.

The constellation name means Queen of Ethiopia.

Cassiopeia is the 25th largest in terms of size in the night sky. degrees of the night sky which equates to 1.45% of the night sky.

Cassiopeia (Constellation) takes up 598.407 sq.

An object or animal may be mythical (e.g. A constellation is a pattern of stars in a recognisable shape that is supposed to resemble an object, animal or mythical person.Cassiopeia (Pronounciation:Cas-see-o-pee-ah, Abbrev:Cas, Latin:Cassiopeiae) is one of 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union ( I.A.U.).