S Cassiopeiae

S Cassiopeiae

Location of S Cas

S Cassiopeiae in 2MASS
Credit: SIMBAD Astronomical Database
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cassiopeia
Right ascension 01h 19m 41.980s
Declination 72° 36 40.85
Apparent magnitude (V) +7.9 – +16.1
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage AGB
Spectral type S3,4 – S5,8
Variable type Mira
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 1.980 mas/yr
Dec.: 1.515 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.0515±0.0907 mas
Distance3,100 ± 300 ly
(950 ± 80 pc)
Details
Mass4.1 M
Radius930 R
Luminosity5,210 L
Surface gravity (log g)1.32 cgs
Temperature1,800 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.51 dex
Other designations
S Cas, HD 7769, BD+71°66, 2MASS J01194198+7236407, GSC 04305-01322, IRAS 01159+7220, IRC+70024, AAVSO 0112+72
Database references
SIMBADdata

S Cassiopeiae (S Cas, HD 7769) is a Mira variable and S-type star in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is an unusually cool star, rapidly losing mass and surrounded by dense gas and dust producing masers.