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Cassiopeia

148 stars in Cassiopeia can be seen by eye from a dark place. 13 have names of their own. The rest go by a Greek letter, a number, or their place in a catalogue. Here is every one, brightest first.

Its stars

149 in all. The dot shows each star's colour.

  1. TiansiEasy to see, 550 light years
  2. SchedarEasy to see, 230 light years
  3. CaphEasy to see, 55 light years
  4. RuchbahEasy to see, 99 light years
  5. SeginEasy to see, 410 light years
  6. AchirdEasy to see, 19 light years
  7. FuluSeen away from bright lights, 590 light years
  8. GangSeen away from bright lights, 160 light years
  9. Theta CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 130 light years
  10. HuagaiSeen away from bright lights, 130 light years
  11. Omicron CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 700 light years
  12. 48 CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 120 light years
  13. CastulaSeen away from bright lights, 200 light years
  14. Chi CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 210 light years
  15. Psi CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 200 light years
  16. Lambda CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 380 light years
  17. HIP 4151Seen away from bright lights, 61 light years
  18. Xi CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 1,400 light years
  19. Upsilon-1 CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 330 light years
  20. 1 CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 1,100 light years
  21. ShangchengSeen away from bright lights, 170 light years
  22. Tau CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 170 light years
  23. HIP 115990Seen away from bright lights, 620 light years
  24. Nu CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 410 light years
  25. Pi CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 180 light years
  26. 4 CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 790 light years
  27. Omega CassiopeiaeSeen away from bright lights, 700 light years
  28. HIP 2854Just seen from a dark place, 540 light years
  29. Mu CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 25 light years
  30. HIP 12273Just seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  31. 42 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  32. RangiferJust seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  33. 47 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 110 light years
  34. 40 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  35. HIP 9312Just seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  36. 31 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  37. HIP 3951Just seen from a dark place, 640 light years
  38. 12 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 700 light years
  39. HIP 3544Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  40. 23 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 770 light years
  41. HIP 3083Just seen from a dark place, 2,100 light years
  42. HIP 117299Just seen from a dark place, 1,600 light years
  43. HIP 7617Just seen from a dark place, 1,700 light years
  44. HIP 4440Just seen from a dark place, 540 light years
  45. HIP 115395Just seen from a dark place, 1,700 light years
  46. HIP 5566Just seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  47. 32 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  48. HIP 114622Just seen from a dark place, 21 light years
  49. 10 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 870 light years
  50. 43 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  51. HIP 118077Just seen from a dark place, 230 light years
  52. HIP 1921Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  53. HIP 114924Just seen from a dark place, 67 light years
  54. HIP 124Just seen from a dark place, 3,100 light years
  55. HIP 2497Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  56. HIP 13665Just seen from a dark place, 87 light years
  57. 53 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 1,800 light years
  58. HIP 8362Just seen from a dark place, 33 light years
  59. 21 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  60. HIP 3478Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  61. 2 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 1,700 light years
  62. HIP 7251Just seen from a dark place, 2,200 light years
  63. HIP 1982Just seen from a dark place, 520 light years
  64. HIP 1354Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  65. HIP 5361Just seen from a dark place, 600 light years
  66. 44 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  67. HIP 418Just seen from a dark place, 720 light years
  68. HIP 12239Just seen from a dark place, 920 light years
  69. 38 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 95 light years
  70. HIP 3299Just seen from a dark place, 520 light years
  71. HIP 5021Just seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  72. HIP 1372Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  73. HIP 3750Just seen from a dark place, 200 light years
  74. HIP 5926Just seen from a dark place, 2,800 light years
  75. HIP 14502Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  76. HIP 4962Just seen from a dark place, 2,000 light years
  77. HIP 2611Just seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  78. HIP 2377Just seen from a dark place, 770 light years
  79. HIP 13367Just seen from a dark place, 1,300 light years
  80. HIP 12821Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  81. HIP 4572Just seen from a dark place, 350 light years
  82. HIP 518Just seen from a dark place, 70 light years
  83. HIP 4998Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  84. 52 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  85. HIP 9220Just seen from a dark place, 730 light years
  86. 55 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 710 light years
  87. HIP 1415Just seen from a dark place, 2,400 light years
  88. HIP 9586Just seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  89. HIP 7050Just seen from a dark place, 310 light years
  90. HIP 13700Just seen from a dark place, 2,300 light years
  91. HIP 43Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  92. HIP 2422Just seen from a dark place, 130 light years
  93. 13 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 760 light years
  94. HIP 8115Just seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  95. HIP 3334Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  96. HIP 4383Just seen from a dark place, 650 light years
  97. HIP 106Just seen from a dark place, 650 light years
  98. HIP 4023Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  99. HIP 274Just seen from a dark place, 2,500 light years
  100. HIP 116912Just seen from a dark place, 930 light years
  101. HIP 113684Just seen from a dark place, 990 light years
  102. HIP 8148Just seen from a dark place, 630 light years
  103. HIP 10350Just seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  104. HIP 17056Just seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  105. HIP 116876Just seen from a dark place, 750 light years
  106. HIP 13133Just seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  107. HIP 4212Just seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  108. HIP 4298Just seen from a dark place, 680 light years
  109. HIP 5251Just seen from a dark place, 1,700 light years
  110. HIP 6261Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  111. HIP 8020Just seen from a dark place, 1,500 light years
  112. HIP 117450Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  113. 35 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  114. HIP 6685Just seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  115. HIP 7963Just seen from a dark place, 2,000 light years
  116. HIP 6486Just seen from a dark place, 190 light years
  117. HIP 117472Just seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  118. HIP 6378Just seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  119. HIP 16319Just seen from a dark place, 860 light years
  120. HIP 3965Just seen from a dark place, 220 light years
  121. HIP 6093Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  122. HIP 3641Just seen from a dark place, 130 light years
  123. HIP 4446Just seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  124. HIP 115218Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  125. HIP 5688Just seen from a dark place, 660 light years
  126. HIP 116962Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  127. HIP 4709Just seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  128. HIP 5240Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  129. HIP 2628Just seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  130. HIP 117430Just seen from a dark place, 550 light years
  131. HIP 115245Just seen from a dark place, 2,100 light years
  132. HIP 114163Just seen from a dark place, 1,400 light years
  133. HIP 3649Just seen from a dark place, 3,000 light years
  134. HIP 695Just seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  135. HIP 1269Just seen from a dark place, 430 light years
  136. HIP 113852Just seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  137. HIP 4475Just seen from a dark place, 650 light years
  138. HIP 116991Just seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  139. HIP 1639Just seen from a dark place, 710 light years
  140. HIP 117133Just seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  141. HIP 13347Just seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  142. HIP 117551Just seen from a dark place, 130 light years
  143. HIP 118116Just seen from a dark place, 1,300 light years
  144. 16 CassiopeiaeJust seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  145. HIP 14626Just seen from a dark place, 2,600 light years
  146. HIP 4844Just seen from a dark place, 740 light years
  147. HIP 4786Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  148. HIP 7593Just seen from a dark place, 1,800 light years
  149. NushagakNeeds a telescope, 240 light years

Where this comes from

The stars and their measurements are from the HYG star database, version 4.4, by David Nash, shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Which constellation a star belongs to follows the boundaries drawn by the International Astronomical Union, as that database gives them. To see what is up tonight, open the sky map.