Alpha Cassiopeiae

Summary

Alpha Cassiopeiae is a high proper-motion star^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alpha Cassiopeiae's image is recorded as Cassiopeia starfield.jpg^[3].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[4].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[5].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[6].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[7].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as star^[8].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's constellation is recorded as Cassiopeia^[9].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's spectral class is recorded as K0-IIIa^[10].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's locator map image is recorded as Cassiopeia charta.png^[11].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J00403044+5632145^[12].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as GSC 03663-02668^[13].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as HD 3712^[14].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as HIP 3179^[15].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as HR 168^[16].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00376+5615^[17].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as SAO 21609^[18].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as α Cas^[19].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as ADS 561 A^[20].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as BD+55 139^[21].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J00405+5632A^[22].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as FK5 21^[23].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as GC 792^[24].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 364^[25].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as HIC 3179^[26].
• Alpha Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as IRC +60017^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include high proper-motion star^[4], navigational star^[5], near-infrared source^[6], ultraviolet source^[7], and star^[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J00403044+5632145^[12], GSC 03663-02668^[13], HD 3712^[14], HIP 3179^[15], HR 168^[16], and IRAS 00376+5615^[17].

Why It Matters

Alpha Cassiopeiae ranks in the top 7% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]