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  Epoch J2000
  Ra 00<sup>h</sup> 09<sup>m</sup> 107<sup>s</sup>
  Dec +59&deg 08&prime 59&Prime
  Appmag V 228 (225&ndash231)


  Class F2 III-IV
  B-v 034
  U-b 011


  Radial V 113
  Prop Mo Ra 52339
  Prop Mo Dec -18042
  Parallax 695
  P Error 66
  Dist Ly 545
  Dist Pc 144


  Mass 2
  Radius 4
  Luminosity 28
  Temperature 6,700
  Metal
  Rotation 70 km/sec





Beta Cassiopeiae (β Cas / β Cassiopeiae) is a Delta Scuti Variable Star in the Constellation Cassiopeia . It also has the traditional name '''Caph''', from the Arabic word '''كف''' ''kaf'', "palm" (''i.e.'' reaching from the Pleiades), also known as ''al-Sanam al-Nakah''.


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