Gamma Cassiopeiae

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age ~8 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.6
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:γ_Cas
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:ADS_782_A
gptkb:BD+60_116
gptkb:FK5_17
gptkb:GC_1102
gptkb:HD_5394
gptkb:HIP_4427
gptkb:HR_264
gptkb:SAO_11482
gptkb:WDS_J00567+6043A
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Cassiopeia
gptkbp:declination +60° 43′ 00″
gptkbp:diameter ~10 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:John_Flamsteed
gptkbp:discoveredIn 17th century
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~550 light-years
gptkbp:emissionLines strong H-alpha emission
gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation gptkb:27_Cassiopeiae
gptkbp:hasCompanion yes
suspected white dwarf or subdwarf
gptkbp:hasDebrisDisk yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gamma Cassiopeiae
gptkbp:isPrototypeOf gptkb:Gamma_Cassiopeiae_variable_stars
gptkbp:luminosity ~34,000 times Sun
gptkbp:mass ~17 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity near solar
gptkbp:notableFor Be star
X-ray emission
rapid rotation
prototype of Gamma Cassiopeiae variable stars
shell star
unusual variability
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:γ_Cassiopeiae
gptkbp:parallax 5.66 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:asterism_'W'_of_Cassiopeia
gptkb:Cassiopeia_constellation
gptkbp:properMotionRA +7.70 mas/yr
-9.13 mas/yr
gptkbp:rightAscension 00h 56m 42.5s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod ~375 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType B0.5IVe
gptkbp:temperature ~25,000 K
gptkbp:variabilityRange 1.6 to 3.0 magnitude
gptkbp:variableStar eruptive variable
gptkbp:XRayLuminosity ~10^33 erg/s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Be_star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6