Castula
- HIP
- 4422
- Designation
- 28 Ups-2 Cas
- Bayer designation
- υ2 Cas
- Visual magnitude
- 4.62
- Constellation
- Cassiopeia
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2017-09-05
The IAU catalogue's account
Castula is Latin for a type of woman's tunic. Bayer (1603, Uranometria) attributes the name "castulum" to Nonius (Portugese scholar Pedro Nunez, 1502-1578), with the Greek alias ταινίαν for a ribbon.
- Source language
- Latin
- Reference
- Johann Bayer (1603). Uranometria.
Source: IAU Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN), Working Group on Star Names. The account is the IAU's own text and is quoted in full: it is published under CC BY.
Corpus chains passing through this star. Deviation is the cross-track angular distance of the third star from the great-circle plane.
- Козерог → Пегас → КассиопеяПринц Неба приходит как Жертва → Благословение Авраама → Церковь — Жена Агнца
Other named stars of this constellation: