Cassiopeia
Cas (Cassiopeiae)
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Constellation
- IAU abbreviation
- Cas
- Latin name
- Cassiopeia
- Genitive
- Cassiopeiae
- Meaning (IAU)
- The Queen
Source:International Astronomical Union · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
In everyday life
- 16 of its stars have IAU-approved names — the brightest is Schedar.
- Its brightest star Schedar (declination 56.5°) never sets from Seoul (37.6° N) — use it as your guide.
- Star charts and astronomy apps write this constellation as «Cas», its IAU abbreviation.
Worked out from this object's official values.