Gamma Cassiopeiae

Summary

Gamma Cassiopeiae is a Be-type star^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of be_type_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gamma Cassiopeiae's image is recorded as Gamma Cassiopeiae and its associated nebulosity.jpg^[3].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as Be-type star^[4].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as Shell star^[5].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as triple star system^[6].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as emission-line star^[7].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[8].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as gamma-ray source^[9].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[10].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[11].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[12].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's constellation is recorded as Cassiopeia^[13].
• Gus Grissom is named after Gamma Cassiopeiae^[14].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's spectral class is recorded as B0.5IVpe^[15].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's Commons category is recorded as Gamma Cassiopeiae^[16].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as HD 5394^[17].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as HR 264^[18].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00536+6026^[19].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as SAO 11482^[20].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J00564251+6043002^[21].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as γ Cas^[22].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 0053+60.4^[23].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J005642.0+604300^[24].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as BD+59 144^[25].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J0056+60.7^[26].
• Gamma Cassiopeiae's catalog code is recorded as FK5 32^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Be-type star^[4], Shell star^[5], triple star system^[6], emission-line star^[7], astrophysical X-ray source^[8], and gamma-ray source^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 5394^[17], HR 264^[18], IRAS 00536+6026^[19], SAO 11482^[20], 2MASS J00564251+6043002^[21], and γ Cas^[22]. Gus Grissom is named after Gamma Cassiopeiae^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gamma Cassiopeiae include Shell star^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].

Why It Matters

Gamma Cassiopeiae ranks in the top 3% of be_type_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Shell star^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].