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'''Caph''', from the Arabic word '''كف''' ''kaf'', "palm" (''i.e.'' reaching from the Pleiades)), also known as ''al-Sanam al-Nakah'', is the name for the star β Cassiopeiae (beta Cassiopeiae). Caph has an apparent |
'''Caph''', from the Arabic word '''كف''' ''kaf'', "palm" (''i.e.'' reaching from the Pleiades)), also known as ''al-Sanam al-Nakah'', is the name for the star β Cassiopeiae (beta Cassiopeiae). Caph has an [[apparent magnitude]] of +2.3 and is [[stellar classification|spectral type]] F2. The distance of Caph amounts to 42 light-years. |
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'''Coordinates (equinox 2000)''' |
'''Coordinates (equinox 2000)''' |
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* [[right ascension]] 0h9m11s |
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*declination +59°8'59 " |
* [[declination]] +59°8'59 " |
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Revision as of 23:55, 15 March 2005
Caph, from the Arabic word كف kaf, "palm" (i.e. reaching from the Pleiades)), also known as al-Sanam al-Nakah, is the name for the star β Cassiopeiae (beta Cassiopeiae). Caph has an apparent magnitude of +2.3 and is spectral type F2. The distance of Caph amounts to 42 light-years.
Coordinates (equinox 2000)
- right ascension 0h9m11s
- declination +59°8'59 "
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