giant · F2III
Caph
Caph is a yellow-white giant (spectral type F2III) about 55 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 2.28 it is easy to see even from a city.
A star at the end of Cassiopeia's "W".
Its light output is roughly 30 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it never sets: it stays above the horizon all year.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 55 light-years
- Spectral type
- F2III (giant)
- Colour
- Yellow-white
- Apparent magnitude
- 2.28 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 30 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 0h 9m, declination 59.2°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.