Schedar

Also known as α Cas, α Cassiopeiae, HIP 3179, HIC 3179, HR 168, HD 3712, 18 Cas

estrella

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Vinony's link graph records 181 inbound references to Schedar, and connects out to minute and second of arc, year and astronomical unit.

Vinony files it under Bayer objects, Brightest stars and Bright Star Catalogue objects.

Vinony links it to 36 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Constellation: Cassiopeia
Right ascension: 00 40 30.4411
Declination: +56 ° 32 ′ 14.392 ″
Evolutionary stage: horizontal branch
Spectral type: K0-IIIa
Variable type: Suspected

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: star
Constellation: Cassiopeia
Distance from Earth: 70.9673
Radius: 37
Mass: 4.5
Image: Cassiopeia starfield.jpg

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spectral class: K0
catalog code: UBV M 7548
absolute magnitude: -1.99
stellar rotational velocity: 8.5
radial velocity: -4.204
apparent magnitude: 1.942524
effective temperature: 4510
metallicity: -0.4
surface gravity: 13.2
right ascension: 10.12683778292
declination: 56.53733115833
parallax: 14.091
epoch: J2000.0
luminosity: 676
color index: 1.13
declination component of proper motion: -31.595
age estimated by a dating method: 1054.5
right ascension component of proper motion: 49.126

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Article · Español

Schedar o Schedir es el nombre de la estrella α Cassiopeiae (α Cass / 18 Cassiopeiae), de magnitud aparente +2,24 y la más brillante de la constelación de Casiopea. Su nombre, escrito también como Shedar o Shedir, proviene de la palabra árabe صدر şadr, «pecho», por la posición que tiene en el corazón de la reina Casiopea.

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