Named star

Schedar

HIP
3179
Designation
18 Alp Cas
Bayer designation
α Cas
Visual magnitude
2.24
Constellation
Cassiopeia
Name approved by the IAU
2016-08-21

The IAU catalogue's account

Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the Arabic word al-sadr, "the breast," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing this star.

Source language
Arabic
Reference
Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.

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.

  • Стрела → Кассиопея → ПерсейБожья стрела суда → Церковь — Жена Агнца → Первое восстаниеWith: Sham, Mirfak · Deviation 0,000172518°
  • Дева → Малая Медведица → КассиопеяДева Израиля → Малое стадо → Церковь — Жена АгнцаWith: Vindemiatrix, Yildun · Deviation 0,000395233°

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