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Cassiopeia · Cas · α Cas · HR 168 · HIP 3179 · magnitude 2.24

Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the Arabic word al-sadr, "the breast," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing this star.

Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 168

HIP

3179

Bayer ID

α Cas

Visual magnitude

2.24

Right ascension (J2000)

10.1268°

Declination (J2000)

56.5373°

IAU adoption

2016/08/21

Name origin

Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the Arabic word al-sadr, "the breast," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing this star.