WZ Cassiopeiae – a Carbon star near Caph in the constellation Cassiopeia

WZ Cassiopeiae

Star name:                                           WZ Cassiopeiae

Other names:

Constellation:                                      Cassiopeia

Other ID:                                             SAO 21002, HIP 99, HD 224855, B+59 2810, PPM 11856

Magnitude:                                          6.772 to 7.215

Absolute magnitude:                            -2.7 +/- 1.0

Luminosity, Sun = 1:                           980 +/- 910

R.A. 2000:                                          00hr 01min 15.855sec

Dec 2000:                                           +60deg 21min 19.016sec

Spectral type:                                      C5p

Temperature:                                       3,450 K

Mass, solar masses:

Radius, solar radii:

Distance in light-years:                       2900 +/- 1300

 

WZ Cassiopeiae is a Carbon star in the constellation Cassiopeia.

 

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