Cassiopeia (listen) is a constellation and asterism in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, in Greek mythology...
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Cassiopeia A (Cas A) (listen) is a supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Cassiopeia and the brightest extrasolar radio source in the sky at frequencies...
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frond. The constellation Cassiopeia, near to the pole star, can be seen from latitudes north of 35°N during the whole year. The constellation is also visible...
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Libya Cassiopeia (constellation), a northern constellation representing the queen of Ethiopia Cassiopeia A, a supernova remnant in that constellation Cassiopea...
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This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cassiopeia, sorted by decreasing brightness. ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". Retrieved...
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Lacerta (redirect from Lacerta constellation)
similar to that of Cassiopeia, and it is thus sometimes referred to as 'Little Cassiopeia'. It is located between Cygnus, Cassiopeia and Andromeda on the...
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Athena placed her in the sky as a constellation, to honour her. Three of the neighbouring constellations (Perseus, Cassiopeia and Cepheus) represent characters...
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Alpha Cassiopeiae (category Cassiopeia (constellation))
Schedar (/ˈʃɛdɑːr/), is a second-magnitude star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. Though listed as the "alpha star" by Johann Bayer, α Cas's visual...
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Fish Head Nebula (category Cassiopeia (constellation))
Perseus spiral arm of the Milky Way. The nebula is located in the Constellation Cassiopeia, approximately 6,000 light-years from Earth and is adjacent to...
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contemporary astronomy, 88 constellations are recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Each constellation is a region of the sky bordered...
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The Cassiopeia Dwarf (also known as Andromeda VII) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.45 Mly away in the constellation Cassiopeia. The Cassiopeia Dwarf...
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through Aquila (near the celestial equator) and northern constellations Cygnus, Cassiopeia, Perseus, Auriga, and Orion (near Betelgeuse), as well as...
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NGC 659 (category Cassiopeia (constellation))
NGC 659 is an open cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. "NGC 659 – Open (galactic) Cluster". Simbad...
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Beta Cassiopeiae (category Cassiopeia (constellation))
officially named Caph /ˈkæf/, is a Delta Scuti variable star in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is a giant star belonging to the spectral class F2. The white...
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Messier 52 (category Cassiopeia (constellation))
Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the highly northern constellation of Cassiopeia. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1774. It can be seen...
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Rangifer was a small constellation between the constellations of Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis. It was also known as Tarandus. Both words mean "reindeer"...
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SN 1572 (category Cassiopeia (constellation))
Nova), or B Cassiopeiae (B Cas), was a supernova of Type Ia in the constellation Cassiopeia, one of eight supernovae visible to the naked eye in historical...
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The modern constellation Cassiopeia lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), The White...
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Cas Cay, an island in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands Cassiopeia (constellation), standard astronomical abbreviation Castleford, town in West...
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Bubble Nebula (category Cassiopeia (constellation))
162, or Caldwell 11, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close to the open cluster Messier 52. The "bubble" is...
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NGC 281 (category Cassiopeia (constellation))
bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky Way's Perseus Spiral Arm. This 20×30...
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the constellations Andromeda, Cepheus, Cassiopeia (Andromeda's mother), Cetus, and Pegasus. In Neo-Assyrian Babylonia (911–605 BC), the constellation of...
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Eta Cassiopeiae (category Cassiopeia (constellation))
abbreviated Eta Cas, η Cas) is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. Its binary nature was first discovered by William Herschel in...
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NGC 225 (category Cassiopeia (constellation))
NGC 225 is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is located roughly 2,200 light-years from Earth. It is about 100 to 150 million years old...
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Heart Nebula (category Cassiopeia (constellation))
from Earth and located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel on 3 November 1787. It displays...
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Andromeda (mythology) (redirect from Boast of Cassiopeia)
the daughter of Cepheus, the king of Aethiopia, and his wife, Cassiopeia. When Cassiopeia boasts that she (or Andromeda) is more beautiful than the Nereids...
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V762 Cassiopeiae (category Cassiopeia (constellation))
and a variable star located about 2,500 light-years away in the Cassiopeia constellation. Its apparent magnitude vary between 5.82 and 5.95, which makes...
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HD 7977 (category Cassiopeia (constellation))
1500-01356484) is a G-type main-sequence star located in the constellation of Cassiopeia, around 246.9 light-years away from Earth. HD 7977 is notable...
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Camelopardalis (redirect from Camelopardalis constellation)
Camelopardalis is a large but faint constellation of the northern sky representing a giraffe. The constellation was introduced in 1612 or 1613 by Petrus...
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on June 1, 2022. Cassiopeia is the brightest constellation and is located next to the North Star. The W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia circle around North...
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