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22 Cas

HIP 3504; 22 Cas DoubleStar Cas Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.54
Range 4.31 - 4.62
Variable Type Gamma Cassiopeiae (Eruptive Be Star)
Spectral Type B5IIIe
Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.07)

Position & Identifiers

RA 00h 44m 43.5s
Dec +48° 17' 04.0"
Constellation Cas
HR 193
HIP 3504
Flamsteed 22 Cas
Variable ID Omi Cas
Double Cat 622

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Multiple Star System

Separation 34.4″
Companion Mag 11.2
Position Angle 303°
Star Colors A: Blue-white B: Yellow-white
Discoverer BU 231

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 303° A (4.5) B (11.2)

Sep: 34.4″ · PA: 303° · N up, E left

Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

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Stellar Notes

Gamma Cas, 4.50 - 4.62V, amp. 0.3:R, 1.1679d.
CPM. Companion F8.
1033d. K 19.0, V0 -18.7, asini 268.
Cas-Tau OB1. Member of Pleiades group.
Shell star. Also classified B2V, B4ne, B8III, B2-5IVe.

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