Alpha Cassiopeiae (α Cas / α Cassiopeiae ) is the brightest star in the constellation Cassiopeia.
However, sometimes, Beta Cassiopeiae (β Cas / β Cassiopeiae) or Gamma Cassiopeiae (γ Cas / γ Cassiopeiae) are the brightest because they are "variable" stars", and their brightness fluctuates, sometimes being brighter than Alpha Cassiopeiae
The stars in Cassiopia include:
Tsih
Shedir
Caph
Rukbah
Navi
Achird
zeta Cassiopeiae
kappa Cassiopeiae
theta Cassiopeiae
iota Cassiopeiae
omicron Cassiopeiae
rho Cassiopeiae
upsilon2 Cassiopeiae
chi Cassiopeiae
psi Cassiopeiae
lambda Cassiopeiae
xi Cassiopeiae
upsilon1 Cassiopeiae
sigma Cassiopeiae
tau Cassiopeiae
nu Cassiopeiae
phi Cassiopeiae
pi Cassiopeiae
omega Cassiopeiae
mu Cassiopeiae
The constellaton Cassiopeia is comprised of five stars. In the traditional manner, they are "numbered" by Greek letters, and include Alpha Cassiopeiae, Beta Cassiopeiae, Gamma Cassiopeiae, Delta Cassiopeiae and Epsilon Cassiopeiae.
Epison Cassiopeiae, the smallest star in the constellation, is also known by the traditional name Segin. It's a blue-white B-type giant some 442 light years away. Links can be found below.
Cassiopeia is a star that is named after the Greek mythological queen Cassiopeia. It can easily be spotted in the night sky because it is shaped like a W. It is made up of five main stars. Their names are Alpha Cassiopeia, Beta Cassiopeia, Gamma Cassiopeia, Delta Cassiopeia, and Epsilon Cassiopeia.
Cassiopeia is made up of 5 bright stars.
# γ Cas: Tsih, Marj, Navi # α Cas: Schedar # β Cas: Caph, Al Sanam al Nakah # δ Cas: Ruchbah, Ksora # ε Cas: Segin
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There are 5 main stars in the asterism of the vain Queen Cassiopeia (or W) however in the modern term of constellation (an area of the sky) there are over 167 notable stars.
Alpha Cassiopeiae (or Schedar)
Blue- except for the star in the lowest part of the "W" which is yellow.
schedar
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