Cassiopeia (constellation)

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Cas
gptkbp:area 598 square degrees
gptkbp:borderedBy Perseus (constellation)
Andromeda (constellation)
Camelopardalis (constellation)
Cepheus (constellation)
Lacerta (constellation)
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Schedar
4
2.24
gptkbp:contains gptkb:NGC_281
gptkb:NGC_457
gptkb:NGC_654
gptkb:Messier_52
gptkb:NGC_7789
gptkb:Gamma_Cassiopeiae
gptkb:NGC_663
gptkb:V509_Cassiopeiae
gptkb:Alpha_Cassiopeiae
gptkb:Delta_Cassiopeiae
gptkb:Epsilon_Cassiopeiae
gptkb:Tycho's_Supernova
gptkb:IC_1805
gptkb:IC_1848
gptkb:Cassiopeia_A
gptkb:Messier_103
gptkb:Beta_Cassiopeiae
gptkb:Rho_Cassiopeiae
gptkb:Eta_Cassiopeiae
IC 59
IC 63
Iota Cassiopeiae
NGC 129
Zeta Cassiopeiae
gptkbp:declination +60°
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 19.42 light years
gptkbp:family gptkb:Perseus
gptkbp:firstCataloguedBy gptkb:Ptolemy
2nd century
gptkbp:hasViewOf November
most of the northern hemisphere year-round
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cassiopeia (constellation)
gptkbp:locatedIn northern celestial hemisphere
gptkbp:mainStar 5
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Cassiopeia_(mythology)
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Eta_Cassiopeiae
gptkbp:notableFeature distinct W shape
gptkbp:numberOfMessierObjects 2
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Perseus_family
gptkbp:quadrant gptkb:NQ1
gptkbp:rank 25
gptkbp:rightAscension 1h
gptkbp:starsWithPlanets 3
gptkbp:symbolizes the queen
gptkbp:visibleBetweenLatitudes +90° and -20°
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cassiopeiae
gptkb:Cassiopeia's_W
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8