6 Cassiopeiae

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6 Cassiopeiae
Template:Location mark
Location of 6 Cassiopeiae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cassiopeia[1]
Right ascension Template:RA[2]
Declination Template:DEC[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.34 - 5.45[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type A2.5 Ia+[4]
U−B Template:Engvar −0.02[5]
B−V Template:Engvar +0.67[5]
Variable type α Cyg[3]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −3.300[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −1.590[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.4264±0.0660 mas[2]
Distanceapprox. Template:Rnd ly
(approx. Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−8.30[6]
Details
Mass22.0[6] Template:Solar mass
Radius193[6] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity200,000[7] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)1.59[8] cgs
TemperatureScript error: No such module "val".[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.29[8] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)50[6] km/s
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
6 Cas, V566 Cas, HR 9018, HD 223385, BD+61°2533, HIP 117447, SAO 20869
Database references
SIMBADdata

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6 Cassiopeiae (6 Cas) is a white hypergiant in the constellation Cassiopeia, and a small-amplitude variable star. At 5th magnitude, it is visible to the naked eye under good observing conditions.

System

6 Cassiopeiae A is a white A2.5 type hypergiant. It is about 25 times as massive as the Sun and 200,000 times as luminous. The star is slightly and erratically variable, an Alpha Cygni variable. Not all sources consider 6 Cas to be a hypergiant. It is thought that the "+" in an early A3 Ia+ spectral classification referred to indications of additional spectral features from a possible companion rather than the more modern indication of a hypergiant luminosity class. However, later publications have given more conventional hypergiant spectral types such as B9Ia+ and A3Ia+.[9]

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A light curve for V566 Cassiopeiae from Hipparcos data, plotted as a function of phase assuming the dominant period found by Koen and Eyer (2002)[10][11]

6 Cas A has a number of close companions, most notably an 8th magnitude O class bright giant at only Script error: No such module "val".. Its spectral type is O9.75 and its absolute magnitude is −5.8.[12] Both are considered to be members of the Cassiopeia OB5 stellar association at a distance of around 8,000 light-years,[13] along with several other nearby stars.[14] Gaia parallaxes of the nearby stars suggest a mean distance to the association of about 9,000 light years.[14]

Variability

Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu discovered that the star's brightness varies, in 1958.[15] 6 Cas A is an α Cyg variable, pulsating erratically between 5.34 and 5.45. The strongest period detected in one study was 37 days.[10] It has the variable star designation V566 Cassiopeiae.[3]

References

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External links

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