giant · K0III
Shedar
Shedar is a orange giant (spectral type K0III) about 228 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 2.24 it is easy to see even from a city.
An orange giant in Cassiopeia's "W".
Its light output is roughly 530 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
- ≈ 228 light-years
- Spectral type
- K0III (giant)
- Colour
- Orange
- Apparent magnitude
- 2.24 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 530 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 0h 41m, declination 56.5°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.