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Schedar
(SHED-ahr)
Alpha Cassiopeiae
Names For This Star
Other names for the star are Shedir or Schedir, which, according to Allen probably derives from the Arabic Al Sadr, "The Breast. Alternatively the name may derive from the Persian name Shuter for the constellation.
Description of the Star
Schedar is an orange K0IIIa giant having a luminosity about 530 times that of the sun.
Other Designations For This Star
Flamsteed |
18 Cassiopeiae |
Hipparcos Identifier (HIP Number) |
3179 |
Harvard Revised (HR Number) |
168 |
Henry Draper Catalog (HD Number) |
3712 |
Bonner Durchmusterung (BD Number) |
BD+55 139 |
Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory compendium (SAO Number) |
21609 |
Fundamental Katalog (FK5 Number) |
21 |
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